I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline.

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.

Fools only crib about what they do not have. They do not count their blessings.

If I see darkness in my nation, I bring light to her.

There's only one way to satisfy a ghoul's hunger.

Be memorable. Be outstanding.

You have the ability, now apply yourself.

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I wished to conceal from the reader what I was advertising.

The goal isn't to be perfect, but to be authentic!

The filming of Shakespeare is always problematic, because he hates posing for the camera

I write because the act of writing itself is what drives me. It's a private communication within myself - nothing more or less. This doesn't mean I do not want to share with people.

Piety does not mean that a man should make a sour face about things, and refuse to enjoy in moderation what his Maker has given.