I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.

Some people think I'm a mythical genius, others think I'm a junkie madman.

I've got nothing against daylight. I don't live totally nocturnally. Only when I feel like it. Which is most of the time.

Hey, we just enjoy it. I think we think we're getting the hang of this thing, you know?

Most guys I know are assholes. I have some great asshole friends, but that's not the point. Friendship has got nothing to do with that. It's can you hang, can you talk about this without any feeling of distance between you? Friendship is the diminishing of distance between people. That's what friendship is, and to me it's one of the most important things in the world.

I don't think rock n' roll songwriters should worry about art. I don't think it comes into it...as far as I'm concerned, Art is just short for Arthur.

[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.