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

Inherited hatred (i.e. hatred your parents schooled you in) is not only stupid, it is destructive - why make your only driving force hate? Seems really f***ing dumb to me.

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.

There are a lot of good books around. People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it's someone else's vision, isn't it?

If I hadn't been living here [in America], do you think we would have gotten a Grammy? No chance.

Everybody [in The Beatles ] was singing at the same time and the harmonies were great.

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