Barney Kessel is incredible. He's just amazing . . . . Nobody can play guitar like that

I'm not saying we're better or greater, or comparing us with Jesus Christ as a person, or God as a thing, or whatever it is. I just said what I said, and it was wrong, or it was taken wrong. And now it's all this.

When I was a child I experienced moments of not wanting to see the ugliness, not wanting to see not being wanted. This lack of love went into my eyes and into my mind.

We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity.

Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed.

I always was a rebel...but on the other hand, I wanted to be loved and accepted...and not just be a loudmouth, lunatic, poet, musician. But I cannot be what I am not.

If you want peace, you won't get it with violence.