Either we stay at home and become pillars of the community or we go out and tour. We couldn't really find any communities that still needed pillars.

Life's just a cocktail party - on the street.

Taking drugs on a recreation level is one thing. But taking them while you're working on a stage is, I don't think it was that great. It's the control factor. And the thing about being on stage, you really want to feel that you're sort of in control a lot. It's not a place where you want to be out of control.

Of course, I do occasionally arouse primeval instincts, but I mean, most men can do that. They can't do it to so many. I just happen to be able to do it to several thousand people. It's fun to do that.

I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done.

There's hundreds of different ways of writing songs.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.