My first gig was in Philadelphia and I played the drums for my older brothers. That same night, I also played drums for Martha and the Vandellas. Ah, the fond memories of being 14.

Playing guitar is not a beauty contest.

The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin.

Don't believe everything you hear on the street.

You get to the point in life where you realize you have to roll up your sleeves, deal with the consequences of what happens, and carry your own weight.

I got my first guitar in October of 1968. I'm self-taught.

There was a lot of music in our home. Mom played piano in church and gave piano lessons.

It's no surprise to me or the other Isley brothers that I can sing, because I used to sing all the time in practice. The surprise is that somebody else likes it.

When the storm rips you to pieces, you have to decide how to put yourself back together again.

I was listening to a lot more folk music. I love the sound of acoustic guitars but I didn't want to be that person standing up there strumming away.

The hand that destroys the Constitution rends our Union asunder forever.

I am tired of always dying with a broken heart.

There is no reward equal to that of doing the most good to the most people in the most need.

I've picked passion-driven businesses where I create a concept, or produce a film, from scratch. You have to be tenacious to overcome the constant objections.

So, I'm going to go over on Angel. Joss is just going to find a way to keep me bleaching my hair, which is fine.

If there were mistakes, there were mistakes. But a man has to have a line of work, no?

Before I became a Muslim, I ate pork and chased women--but all that stuff stopped.

There's this total manwhore phenomenon happening, where even the geeks are player now. It's like Manhattan is this giant playground and guys want to keep playing forever.