People fight, they get angry, they do drugs, and they do crazy things.

It's only rock and roll, my god! It's not rocket science.

I used to wake up in the morning and say, 'Oh, God.' Now I wake up in the morning and look forward to life.

I have to say, the coolest person I ever met in my whole life is John Mellencamp. I never met a person who was more secure about himself and his person.

It's hard to find five musicians who know what the other is going to do before they do it. And that's what we had in GN'R.

Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I've accomplished my goal. I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and left that chapter of my life and those people in the past. Good and bad, I've loved and am thankful for that chapter.

The golden rule of drums is hands clapping and feet tapping, and when you are in and out of consciousness, you can't do that to best of your ability.