The key to The Doors is the culture behind the myth.

They say that death kills you, But death doesn't kill you. Boredom and indifference kill you.

My general take on American music since 1969 is that it's just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight - audience, performance, and palace guard.

My parents wanted to light my artistic candle. But over time, the definition of 'the arts' began to stretch. And as I got older, they suddenly realized, Oh, my God, we're the parents of Iggy Pop.

Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going.

Miami's never been more than a spit from New York.

When punk began to be a genre, people were going to go out and try to mine it. Some of the better groups, like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, were very artificial.