I grew up listening to albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, and they all worked on that multi-layered level.

It's impossible to compare two bands. It would be like comparing two lovers.

I'm either shooting nine grams of coke a day or spending two hours at the gym. There's no middle ground.

I have never been sexually aroused by a man. But I have yet to kiss Johnny Depp, so you never know.

I wish I was a shredder that could play everything, but I don't have the patience.

I'm as obsessive with health as I was with destruction.

So as long as I can do the music or create, I'll feel fine.

And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement the music rather than take away from it.

I've done a lot of talk shows where you can tell that the host is just thinking about what he wants to say next while you're answering him and that's really uncomfortable.

I'm thrilled I have the opportunity to do the Spread show and have the terrific sponsors that we work with like Nikon or Verizon.

I've always been a fan of music where you can hear new things each time you listen.

Heart connection brings meaning to life and spirit to body.

Publicity is the soul of stupidity, but we must not forget that we live in a stupid universe, so publicity is the engine of our world.

It's ironic when black non-Muslims say Islam is not a religion that uplifts black people when two of the most celebrated black heroes in recent history were both Muslim

The fundamental idea of design is to make the world a better place.

People tend to think of overweight and obesity as strictly a personal matter, but there is much that communities can and should do to address these problems.

When someone does a small task beautifully, their whole environment is affected by it.

No man [or woman] is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own personal initiative.

If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power carries me off in spite of myself; love leads me one way, my understanding another.

I'd love to go on a safari - [I've] never been on a safari.

Some things take root in the brain and just don’t let go.