Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield.

I have to get inspired by something that touches my soul, or rocks my soul.

I'm grateful for the road. It gets me in shape. I feel like I'm 25 years old after ther first or second week.

I have a big ego, but I don't buy into it. I can't live off the ego. It's an honor that I get to be that guy onstage. It's not something I earned.

I remember the first guy who offered me a joint in the bathroom. I said 'No, man, I've got enough problems.'

People used to ask me, 'What do you reckon you'll be doing when you're 40?', and I told 'em 'rocking out and kicking ass!' Now it's 'What do you reckon you'll be doing at 60?' and the answer's exactly the same. I'm always going to love Jimi Hendrix - 'Purple Haze' will still give me a hard-on when I'm hooked up to a life-support machine. Hey, even when I'm dead, they're going to have a hell of a job nailing the coffin lid down.

I can't live off the ego.