It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either.

For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing.

Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative.

Americans being upright and forthright and honest and true to themselves is a very hard concept.

The record companies fell apart - quite deservedly. Their corrupting, all-binding contract nonsense had to stop.

I've been asked over the years to compile a list of desert-island discs. I couldn't do that. If I was trapped on a desert island, I don't think I'd want 10 songs to bring with me.

I've always strived to maintain a very healthy, friendly working situation, and lo and behold, it only took forty years, so the next sixty are looking bright. You're dealing with human beings on the cutting edge, and there's bound to be tension. You have to be make room for that, and you can't be too unreasonable, because that's everybody else's role.