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

I'm very sensual and very rhythm-oriented and into poetry. Women can feel that.

The crows may crow, but the hens deliver the goods.

I guess I am a feminist of sorts. I love women so much, and I celebrate the feminine in me because I appreciate it so much.

Drugs will get you out of your own way, but we lived it, and that's dangerous. It can actually turn around on itself and steal your soul, and that's what happened.

I don't think anything is forever, but when my kids tell me they love me, that's forever.

A lot of bands have managed to borrow parts of our style for their music. That's fine with me, because we've borrowed from people like the Stones. But we don't want to sound like we're copying anyone, including ourselves, so we're moving on.