It seems like everyone's got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories.

It's better to not set your expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a long career - not every album is going to be record setting.

Rock and roll doesn't allow you to grow up - especially if you're not trying very hard to.

Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that's why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that's kind of the beauty of it.

Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down.

It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child.

You know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion.