I'm not a guy to go in the studio and spend months, let alone years, like some people do. I cannot even be in the studio for a month, it will drive me nuts.

Nobody's perfect. Everyone slides here and there, and they have their ups and downs. When they are down, that is not the time to step all over them.

The heavy guitars are the ones that sound good. They are not that comfortable, but they do sound great.

The best part was watching Journey grow into this monster. The band was huge, playing these enormous gigs.

We are doing what Prince did. Everyone that comes to a show billed as An Evening with Journey will get our new CD. We figured that is our best store because they are our biggest fans.

I haven't stopped playing. If you play all the time, then your chops are up and you tend to grow.

I met the Santana band when I was 14. By the time I was 15, I was a member of the band.

Beyond the Thunder is the closest I've recorded to an acoustic thing.

What I have is a bunch of really hungry, amazingly talented guys that can kick anybody's rear end.

I'm just getting older and better.

I've never done a solo tour. I feel like getting out there and doing that.

Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions.

God hath promised pardon to him that repenteth, but he hath not promised repentance to him that sinneth.

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

Earth is abundant with plentiful resources. Our practice of rationing resources through monetary control is no longer relevant and is counter-productive to our survival.

I thought I was painting in sound a picture of revolution - but I made a mistake, you know. The mistake was that it was anti-revolution.

The mythical America?that marvellous, heroic, sentimental landwas an object of faith. It challenged you to make the believer's leap over the rude facts at your feet.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.

Man proposes, but God disposes.

I always have a lot of respect for people who do things. Even if it's the worst garbage on earth.