He is the king. If it hadn't been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar.

Songwriting is best. It's the hardest ... finest ... tightest. It also requires the most discipline.

Keith Moon is not interested in Jazz and won't ever be a Jazz drummer because he's more interested in looking good and being screamed at.

What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh...Songwriting is best. It's the hardest-finest-tightest. It also requires the most discipline.

It's terrible feeling like an eligible bachelor but no women seeming to agree with you.

I know how it feels to be a woman because I am a woman. And I won't be classified as just a man.

Hearing loss is a terrible thing because it cannot be repaired.