I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.

Some of my most outrageous nights- I can only believe actually happened because of corroborating evidence. No wonder I'm famous for partying! The ultimate party- if it's any good- you can't remember it.

You don't start to play your guitar thinking you're going to be running an organisation that will maybe generate millions.

There's just certain styles of playing that you do play in your own way. Maybe it's in the way your fingers bend, for all I know. And so whenever you pick up the guitar it's not so much the sound of the instrument itself, it's like the ting that you add onto it-the attitude.

The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.

When I listen to what I did under the influence - 10 years of work - I don't think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn't have that much to do with it.

True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them - they found you ; you just grow into each other