I know life sometimes can get tough! And I know life sometimes can be a drag! But people, we have been given a gift, We have been given a road, And that road's name is... Rock and Roll!

I never thought being the producer was being the dictator. It means being the director and being the coach. It's a way of keeping everybody focused on the goal, and also having final say. Everybody can be in the same car, but somebody has to drive.

If I write for myself, I write a song and I bring in the musicians that are best suited to play it. There's a freedom there.

The things we sing about are timeless. Political affairs and social situations come and go. But if you're singing about empowerment and not playing by the rules, you can sing about them until you can't sing anymore.

When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back.

Don't kid yourself; the guy who's onstage in ripped-up jeans is wearing as much a costume as I am.

Autobiographies, for the most part, to me, are like writing a love letter to yourself.