A painter's got a canvas. The writer's got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.

This is the rock 'n' roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.

Nobody wants to get old, but nobody wants to die young either.

Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.

I am not doing it just for the money or for you.I am doing it for me.

Poison's not bad. It's a matter of how much.

You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.