I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I just want to be able to quietly watch a band.

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.

For the human experience, life in the natural world seems to require the application of meaning, in order to evoke purpose.

I will reveal you who I am. I am your reflection.

Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please.

If your love never ends, you become a legend.

Religion is a tool used by wicked people to twist other people into doing the things they want them to do".

I am in awe of the things you've been put through and the fact you can still light up a room when you walk in. When I look at you I see life. I see joy. I see my future.

[If] You don't like the rule, change the rule; but play by the rules.

You can sink so fast that you think you are flying.

Truth is beautiful and divine, no matter how humble its origin; it is the same in the musty boiler-room as it is in the glorious stars of heaven.

In the race of faith, stay focused upon Christ, not the other runners, nor the spectators.