Artists are very young, and say, Um, ok, to these industry dudes.

Anybody I'm in a band with can do what they do better than me. I'm a huge believer that I can play bass or whatever I bring to the table - producing, songwriting, orchestrating - and I can look at the other guys and say, "He's got that, he's got this, and I have this." It's a team thing.

There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do.

You grow, learn, and the more I can sit in silence and be comfortable with myself, the more I can make noise, as ironic and Zen Buddhist and satanic as it sounds!

Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time.

Don't waste your death on a half assed life

Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras = bad idea!