Jail was probably the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me.

To be in a situation where you have no rights whatsoever is something I wish everybody could experience. People's attitudes would change. It would be a better place.

If I don't get paid I'm going to take a whole lot of Marshall amps home with me on the plane.

Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.

I never actually smoked with any of the presidents.

There is an intelligence factor that works with the spoken word. With words, you have to understand meaning and nuances and things like that. You have to be able to relate...but with music it's just music.

The smartest billionaires I know never finished high school. I got my degree and my doctorate on the street and an advanced degree in jail.