I don't mind being a grandfather; I've been a mother for so many years. You just can't believe what it's like being a father. Especially when you come out of the chaos of the road to getting married and having children.

Great melody over great riffs is, to me, the secret of it all.

I'll tell you what's fun - finding the right stewardess and turning her upside down in the back of a plane.

I'm not sure about the selling part, but I've always found that the things I've worn on tour have moved over to what people wear every day. Sometimes the things I wore in the beginning before I had money were things I put together.

Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll... take out the drugs and you've got more time for the other two.

Now I'm way into suits that I can put on whether I took a shower or not, and wear barefoot and paint my toes black or whatever color the suit is. It's very cool to wear suits like that. Roll up the sleeves and just say yee-haw.

Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.