What they teach you in school doesn't prepare you for life. Textbooks don't compare to living in the real world. Rock and roll teaches you how to live.

Rock n' roll is very special to me. It's my lifeblood.

Well, I think we're the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world.

To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.

I've done a lot of living and a lot of adventuring and I think that's very healthy, ya know. And I think everybody should adventure life 'cos that's what life is, it's for adventuring. You gotta know what you wanna do with your life. And you gotta know when you have something special and you don't wanna blow it.

For me, punk is about real feelings. It's not about, 'Yeah, I am a punk and I'm angry.' That's a lot of crap. It's about loving the things that really matter: passion, heart and soul.

Lack of skill dictates economy of style.