I actually knew I was going to be perfect for Def Leppard, sorry I hate to say that but I knew it.

Being a songwriter, singer, and a great part of a unit is more important than being Joe Guitar Hero.

Def Leppard is a rock band that can sing.

If there is any justice in the world, then eighties rock will never again serve to blight humanity as it did in that dark decade!

I never had a real job either. I sort of fell out of school and ended up playing guitar.

I like my guitars to be kinda worn. I don't like it when they're all shiny.

The nature of touring is packaging acts together that have strong catalogues of music. It's about making sure that it's a winning combination. It's really about giving people value for their money.

I don't know how anyone could vote Republican. It's so obvious that their only interest is keeping the rich rich.

I still have people saying to me, 'Oh, you're still together?' They don't realize Leppard's been around this whole time, because people just don't get to hear us.

The Internet has definitely opened doors and leveled the playing field for musicians.

Is it possible not to ever know your type-not to even know you have a type-until quite suddenly you do?

You say I can't do it because you can't. Mohammed Ali

Don't wait for a future moment

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

Overconfidence is a powerful source of illusions, primarily determined by the quality and coherence of the story that you can construct, not by its validity.

The tree does not die, it waits.

I don't feel I have to struggle against allegory. I let the readers do the interpreting.

I have tried to preserve in my relationship to the film the same closeness and intimacy that exists between a painter and his canvas.

Day by day we are building for eternity ... Every gentle word, every generous thought, every unselfish deed will become a pillar of eternal beauty in the life to come.

Turn yourself over to Aksel, and I might let her go. (Arast) Yeah, right. And I’m a one-legged dung dealer. (Nykyrian)