Ive always considered the government taking one out of every two dollars I earn absolute tyranny.

What the world needs is an Emergency Boss. An Emergency Czar. An Emergency Commander. A true Master Of Disaster. One person completely responsible for the anticipation, immediate reconnaissance, and urgent execution of rescue and relief efforts around the world.

Rock music had become my religion. Radio my church. And these DJs my priests, rabbis and gurus.

Touch the earth, speak of love, walk on common ground.

The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist. It's a different world without Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Curtis Mayfield, Brian Jones and the rest.

Being a rock 'n' roll star ain't a part-time gig.

Timing really is nearly everything. And what it isn't, circumstance makes up for.