I never envisioned what I was doing as part of a career.
Aerosmith is such a powerful band; I mean, it's like a steam locomotive.
I'm glad that I never ended up killing myself, though I came close more times than I would like to admit.
The great British blues guitarists of the Sixties - people like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Peter Green - could play like virtuosos, but they also understood the importance of energy and intensity
Take life on life's terms - one day at a time. And have fun while you're doing it.
I know that some of the great painters and some of the great artists didn't even start to 'peak', as you say, till they were in their fifties and sixties. And God knows, history is full of artistic people that weren't even recognized till they were dead and gone.