I do that a lot of authors still do not do is allow people to write directly to me. I get about 50 fan letters a day, and I answer every single one of them myself. It takes a lot of time and sometimes it's a pain in the neck and I answer the same questions over and over. But the truth is these people come to my readings clutching these letters saying, "You wrote me back. I can't believe you wrote me back", and I think it really means a lot for them to know that the author values them just as much as they value the author.

Guns 'N' Roses music was part of the fabric of all people.

I just want Aerosmith to always give me a hard-on, that's all I ever ask for, for it to be the most special thing in my life. As long as I look at it through those eyes, it will always be that way.

In the end, I get a really good song, and in the end, I get the hits. Yeah, I'm that good.

People love Axl [Rose] with the original band, they love him on his own but they want to see him with the original guys.

When that second airplane hit the building, we all changed. We need to get back to some serious thinking.

I hate it when people say that they don't like 'MMMBop.' Everyone likes 'MMMBop.' Whether they like it or not, the song rocks.