I realized when I was 23 that I had never really tried anything.

You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end of the day with a song.

An integral part of any relationship is knowing that you could be killed in your sleep at any time.

Lots of people can have girlfriends. But I can throw around guitars onstage! That'll be my epitaph: 'He never had a girlfriend, but you should've seen him smash a Les Paul!'

If you have something to say, then say it. Express yourself and break the rules.

The least responsive audience I can ever remember playing to.

Jumping through any hoop or taking advantage of any desperate situation that comes up just to sell a product is harmful. It is.