The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is marketing. You've got a bunch of faceless people in a back room who trademark a name that sounds very official. Well, if you had thought of it first, you would have been the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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

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

I was a chubby boy. My pants used to wear out in the middle, and it was because my legs used to rub together. I wasn't obese, just chunky.

If we're lucky we realize that life is really about family - your children, your family and your friends. Without that, the rest is hollow.

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

Gene sometimes... well, he has his dream list.