One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine.

I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play.

My God is rock'n'roll. It's an obscure power that can change your life. The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.

Life's like a mayonnaise soda.

All I want to do, is write rock and roll that you could listen to as you got older, and it wouldn't lose anything; it would be timeless, in the subject matter and the literacy of the lyrics.

I was a product of Andy Warhol's Factory. All I did was sit there and observe these incredibly talented and creative people who were continually making art, and it was impossible not to be affected by that.