Sex, death and war. And justice. There's no shortage of lyrics there.

We sent out tapes to the others but they didn't wake up. It was worth it just to have one kid wake up. I got to meet him after he woke up.

They [The Beatles] were the first band to not have a lead singer in the band.

A kid once said to me "Do you get hangovers?" I said, "To get hangovers you have to stop drinking.

The first time The Runaways played in Britain, Joan Jett wore my bullet belt onstage. The Runaways were really the first all-girl band to really strut their stuff and say, "F**k you." "Cherry Bomb" was the best song for a girl band to sing. It was just outrageous at the time. There were American families sitting on the sofa watching television going, "F**k me." It was great fun.

Sex, death and war. And justice. There's no shortage of lyrics there.

Randy [ Rhoads] had small hands. Boy, could he play guitar. He became an even better guitar player after he died.