I've listened to Preachers, I've listened to fools. I've worshipped the dropouts, who've made their own rules.

I couldn't be a royal. It's like living in a supersonic goldfish bowl.

Rock and roll is my religion.

Ten thousand million nightmares, temptation by the score, I used to get so high, and still I wanted more. You think my time is wasted in search of who I am, I tried so hard to kill the boy inside the man.

Jesus Christ was the original rock'n'roll star. He gave people reasons to live in the rut they were living in. He was the first man to say, "You don't have to have human sacrifices, 'cause human sacrifices hurt somebody, you know?" Just believe in the spirit that is within you.

I listen to some of the lyrics I used to write and I say, "Where was my head at when I wrote that?"

I think if a man can create something like an atom bomb, he can surely create something with his own mind.