Some of the most interesting and happiest kids I've seen have lived with a lot of different adults, because a kid can go up to one guy and wear him out. And as soon as the adult gets tired, there are five other guys, or five other chicks to go and wear out, and the kid gets to be very bright - and tolerant, you know, with that many kinds of people around.

Being in a rock n' roll band was like being in a Sherman tank. Nothing got to you. You were surrounded and protected by men.

Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.

Prancing around on stage is not the entire purpose of my life.

When you get older, it's not about what you did that you regret, it's what you didn't do.

I think old people are scary. They remind you of your own death. People don't like to tell you that.

I'm not very good at multi-tasking. Most people aren't, but they think they are. The mind is really better when you're really focused on one thing.