In my life I have had various health threats: polio, seizures, a brain aneurysm. None of these things has really changed me much, although it is hard to say for sure. These are events that are part of my life. They make me who I am. I am thankful for them. They are scary.

I just do what I do. I like to make music

It's easy to get buried in the past when you try to make a good thing last.

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle for where we're going. There's something ahead worth fighting for.

It's a robust time, probably the most fertile time for the underground and for revolution since Nixon. I'm not talking about political overthrow; I'm talking about just general cultural revolution. Bush has polarised the country and is creating this breeding ground for an opposition. In the next couple of months, they'll probably make it unpatriotic to be Democrat. It's pretty crazy.

Nothing is perfect...We're really more interested in what we're saying than how we're saying it.

You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star.