I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings.

But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder.

The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.

I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.

Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.

When something is not good, it's bad. Period

Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.

Combing my hair doesn't make me a better musician.

Be a kind person. Yes, even to jerks. Let them be a jerk. You be a kind person.

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Someone’s darkness disappears when you show up and allow your light to shine

I'd rather support the issues I truly believe in than give my vote to parties that court votes at the time of the election. I like to think that my vote strengthens the green foundation stone.

I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth.

I was a romantic, messy thinker. I was raised with very conservative beliefs, but that was a long time ago.

You really are here. (Thanatos) Hair of the dog, baby. Sooner or later, we all dance with the devil. Tonight, it’s your turn. (Zarek)

I never thought a basketball shoe would be named after a woman, let alone me.

I write to figure out what I am thinking: What does my life mean?