Humor is an amazing way to talk people down off a ledge.
There were incredibly few rock songs making it out to the airwaves until the '80s came along.
If you can't handle the responsibility of a hit single, don't write one.
If you don't physically age gracefully, it's a bit sad. I think Steven Tyler can get away anything, because he still looks like he did in '73. Especially from row Z backwards in an arena. As long as the Stones keep their hair and don't get fat they'll get away with the wrinkles.
I wanted to write a song that's known to the world as a classic, stadium-rock anthem.
You don't just go with a majority because it's the majority. You go with it because it's right. If it feels right, do it. As long as it's legal.