Teach your children well, so they don't live in off-campus group houses and throw loud parties while I'm trying to sleep.

Rules and regulations, who needs them. Open up the door, we can change the world.

One of the great things about rap music... it leaves a lot to be desired, as far as I'm concerned, musically, but I do recognize the very important place that it has in music and in creating role models for younger kids to emulate, giving them the dream that they can make it out of whatever situation they're in.

I've been listening to a lot of Hollies stuff lately, and it's beginning to sound pretty good to me.

After six or seven performances of any song, you begin to perform it rather than feel it.

I don't have to ask anyone's permission to do anything. It's nice not have to get decisions out of three, sometimes four people, which can be like pulling teeth. So the amount of control that I have over what I'm doing is better for me as a solo artist.

Martin guitars have now brought out, you know, on a more traditional level, the Stephen Stills' model of Martin guitars. It's beautiful. I just went inside. I bought one immediately.