I don't like being completely isolated. I need the energy from other people.

My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.

Americans get very simple explanations of what happens to them.

I wasn't taking so many drugs that it was messing up my creative processes. It was a very good period, 1968 - there was a good feeling in the air. It was a very creative period for everyone.

I prefer to live in a rented house. No ties. Nothing around my neck. Just the minimum kind of bare comforts of home.

I don't really like using guns too much, you know, even for sport.

You have to realize that everyone in a band is all more or less together, and everyone has their own niche, and some people lead in some ways, and some people lead in others.