I took some important things with me from sports. Rock and roll is a team sport. You're only as good as your weakest link.

Falling in love is painful on the knees.

If you're from New Jersey, let people make all those bad jokes about our state. Don't let anyone know how great it is here. It's the best kept secret.

We are at a crossroads in the music business: with the rise of the internet, the world we live in has changed, and the past is not coming back. But I see the glass as half-full: the internet and social networking are new avenues for the next Bob Dylan to be born on.

I pray every day, several times. It soothes me. I don't ask for anything, except for health.

I think record companies are criminals.

Find an independent woman-who loves you for you and will be your best friend. I got it right the first time and was very, very lucky.