I thought to myself that he contained a whole universe that I had yet to know.

Technology is 50% of rock 'n' roll - the magic, the art, the performance. If you don't have good technicians and a strong road crew who are devoted and believe in you and protect you, you're totally naked.

My mother and father had so many ups and downs and stayed with each other and helped each other. My mother took in ironing and she was a waitress. My father was working in the factory and he did people's tax returns.

I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.

I wasn't a stranger to hard times. I used to read the Bible - well, I still do, but when I was young I read the Bible quite a bit.

No one knows how powerful technology is.

Good press, bad press, whatever, only means a lot to me if it's writ by somebody I respect, by somebody I like.