I have done interviews in the past, and they cut everything out except for the outrageous line, and then they take it out of context.

Born to lose. Live to win.

Music had been going on a long time before that. You have to remember that before rock n' roll there were a bunch of jazz musicians all doing heroin. That sh*t has been around a long time.

He [Randy Rhoads] was really a good guy. I never could get over how incredibly little he was.

As you go through life's rich tapestry, you realize that most people you meet aren't fit to shine your shoes. It's a sad fact, but it's true. A good friend is someone who'd hide you if you were on the run for murder. How many of them do you know?

We never nicked stuff from other bands because that was a no-no because we were all in the same boat. You don't steal from the poor because, let's face it, they're poor. There's no sense in that.

It seems that our brave new world is becoming less tolerant, spiritual and educated than it ever was when I was young.