Music expresses what cannot be put into words I like to think, and I think the band makes a good go at it.

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

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

I've seen whales calving in the waters off Maui, and I've watched my children being born. But music is the most beautiful thing of all.

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

Rock 'n' roll is sexuality personified. It is attitude. It is all the things that your parents told you not to do. It's the freedom to express yourself. It's being alive. It expresses the times. It's a magazine, a newspaper that tells the truth. If you listen to rap today, it's all about the truth. And that's what we all want. Just give me a little truth.

I grew up with the smell of the lake and the feeling of the woods.