... the twin concepts of nihilism and the antihero have had it. What began with The Wild One and James "nobody understands me" Dean, ran with increasing vehement negativism up through the Stones and Velvets and Iggy ... [I]t may be time, in spite of all indications to the contrary from the exterior society, to begin thinking in terms of heroes again, of love instead of hate, of energy instead of violence, of strength instead of cruelty, of action instead of reaction.

I can guarantee you one thing, we will never agree on anything as we agreed on Elvis.

Sometimes I think nothing is simple but the feeling of pain.

I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music.

Music, you know, true music not just rock 'n' roll, chooses you.

The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience.

The thing is that, they all had real strong personalities and real distinct identities, and I don't find most of the groups that are coming out now really do.