There was a time I thought I couldn't enjoy rock 'n' roll unless I had heroin in me

I have seen more bad songs make it because of MTV than good ones that haven't.

Sometimes when a record's done, I'm satisfied and I won't listen back to it for a while 'cause I'm usually pretty tired of the songs. Then I've got to learn them again to play them live, and sometimes it takes a while to realise it's a really good record.

It's probably listening to country music that got me to start playing a lot cleaner, not as distorted.

I'm glad that I never ended up killing myself, though I came close more times than I would like to admit.

The media plays up celebrity a lot, but it doesn't hold a candle to being a scientist. There's a lot to be said for what they all do, and are trying to accomplish.

My chosen instrument is guitar and, fortunately, I'm able to muddle through that. I can play guitar to the point where I can express myself artistically.