All I have is this guitar, these chords and the truth.

I could always write songs, act, get into politics, or stay home with the kids. But I've got to have some fun.

You can't win 'til you're not afraid to lose

Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.

I try to explain that to my kids - the experience of going to a record store, flipping through racks and finding that album cover that intrigues you - but my kids don't want to know about it. They download the one song on the album they like, and pay their 99 cents.

Would I love to run around and check out if Jennifer Aniston was looking for a boyfriend? Yeah, it would be interesting for a minute. But would I trade in my life to get her and Angelina [Jolie]? No way. I've got something better. And I don't need the neuroses of two type-A personalities in my life. One is enough.

A friend of mine, a friend of yours. My better half, Richard Stephen Sambora