I didn't think anything we did was spectacular. I remember we thought, 'Let's just write some scary music.'

I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didnt want to see my kids do the same thing

I'm not trying to twist people's heads around. I'm not trying to say, "Believe in me."

Mick Jagger, the greatest of all front men I've ever met in my life.

The rest of the guys in Sabbath became boring old farts, and there I was, this crazy guy, still into wrecking hotel rooms and having parties.

L.A.'s not a good place to grow old.

You've got to believe in yourself, or no one will believe in you. Imagination is like a bird on the wing, flying free for you to use.