I think Ronald Reagan was the best President of my lifetime.

Cancer softened me up. I like the old me better. I liked being angry. It made me feel strong.

Pure, white rock 'n' roll, with no blues influence.

You also get so wound up playing a show that a lot of people need something to bring them down. People who don't know how to handle the situation take drugs. I didn't. I went back to my room with milk and cookies.

I never wore earplugs — that would have been cheating.

If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.

I never liked blues music, and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.