I wanted to remember the original energy; strip away all the glamour and limousines and tons of drugs. I wanted to get back to the revolutionary ideas, merging poetry and rhythm and rock and roll.

Paths that cross will cross again

Often the simplest song is the hardest to write.

I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. There was a small library, and that was it. There was nothing else.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

New generations have unprecedented power to make great changes. Take the music business for example. The new generations have toppled the music industry by file sharing, downloading, and Myspace. Rock 'n' roll belongs to the people.

I'm not really a musician. I'm a performer and I love rock 'n' roll.