Artistic development is a thing of the past, sadly.

You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins.

What anybody else thinks about you is really of no consequence. It's what you think of yourself.

I think we have two very important missions in life. One is to find out who we really are and the other one is to taste as much of life and experience as much of life as we can.

The audience will make you feel like a demigod. But when you leave the stage, get back to being human.

I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.

In the last couple of years I've been facing down a lot of the demons of the past and trying to find out, who I am, It's something I think I'll be doing for the rest of my life.

I've always loved music, very simply, as a vehicle to express myself and that hasn't changed.

I probably listen to Burn more than any of them, because it was so new me, so novel. To see my name on an actual record was such an incredible feeling.

Someone once asked me, 'How does Jimmy Page strike you?' I replied, 'With both hands, of course...'

I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.

I adore the past. So much more restful than the present. So much more dependable than the future.

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck.

And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part.

Ever since I was young, I played sports.

Don't put anyone out of your heart, there's room for all.

She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.

I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose.

As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.

The curse of modern times is the propensity of male hormones in places where they can do the most damage