Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them

Like so many addicts, I'd thought that if I could only sort out my life, I could then sort out my drinking. It was a revelation to see that it would be simpler the other way around

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 the most psychedelic experience I ever had, going to see Hendrix play. When he started to play, something changed: colors changed, everything changed.

I respect those who follow religious routes only if they seem to me to be morally proper and in accord with the modern world.

Rough boys I wanna bite and kiss you.

Tough boys running the streets, come a little closer. Rough toys under the sheets, nobody knows her.