Now let us bandy words no more... nothing is easier than sharp words, except to wish them unspoken.

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.

...because I rant not, neither rave of what I feel, can you be so shallow as to dream that I feel nothing?

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.

Disbelief is easy, Kane. It’s faith that takes courage, and character.

I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.

I seriously started drinking probably when I was about twelve. Kids are doing a lot of stuff very early.

To connect with the fairies... go outdoors.

Pressure just makes you go a little more. I kind of like pressure.

Sometimes you'd come up against a brick wall... or sometimes you go into a fill and you'd know halfway through it was going to be disastrous.

I do consider myself as being French, I suppose.

Motivation gets you through the day, but inspiration lasts a lifetime.

Science without discrimination Human existence without discipline Friendship without gratitude Music without melody A society without morality and justice Cannot be of benefit to the people.

We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the apparent enormities of the present.