I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness.

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.

If we really want to represent God in our day and time, we must embrace knowledge.

Poverty is apt to strike suddenly like influenza, it is well to have a few memories of extravagance in store for bad times.

Your window square a yellow kite, and the Moon a white balloon

I will never be a fan of any kind of political correctness: I think it's instant death to creativity.

The way you become happy is by realizing that there is no self. No self at all, not a silly millimeter of self. You don't exist. When you know this, you will be happy.

Life is the faculty of spontaneous activity, the awareness that we have powers.

I am, Sir, a brother of the angle.

I've made a few nice dishes in my time, but this must be the best I've ever made.

I like making little videos and little records. I've always loved video cameras and four-track cassette recorders, still cameras, anything.

It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.