I have been listening to the Stooges' self-titled first album for well over half my life, and it remains one of the most exciting and essential records I have ever had the good fortune to come into contact with.

America was cool with Saddam Hussein when he was killing Iranians.

Football is at least as 'gay' as rugby, Greco-Roman wrestling and the film '300.'

Live music is the cure for what ails ya.

I still have dreams about CBGB's. I still miss the place.

I'm actually on the Twitter like all those crazy young kids are, and if I'm going to do an in-store appearance or I post something on my website, I tweet these followers, a word I don't like so much, and over 50,000 people go, like, 'Okay, I got it.'

I definitely learned a lesson this time. I know that I can be broken. I am not as tough as I thought. I see it now. At this point, it's the only thing good that came out of all of this. I know myself better now and know what I have to do.