The Internet has definitely opened doors and leveled the playing field for musicians.

Being a songwriter, singer, and a great part of a unit is more important than being Joe Guitar Hero.

Def Leppard is a rock band that can sing.

If there is any justice in the world, then eighties rock will never again serve to blight humanity as it did in that dark decade!

I never had a real job either. I sort of fell out of school and ended up playing guitar.

I like my guitars to be kinda worn. I don't like it when they're all shiny.

I actually knew I was going to be perfect for Def Leppard, sorry I hate to say that but I knew it.

The nature of touring is packaging acts together that have strong catalogues of music. It's about making sure that it's a winning combination. It's really about giving people value for their money.

I don't know how anyone could vote Republican. It's so obvious that their only interest is keeping the rich rich.

I still have people saying to me, 'Oh, you're still together?' They don't realize Leppard's been around this whole time, because people just don't get to hear us.

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon.

keep a clean nose, watch the plain-clothes.

I'm interested in the sheer fascination of beauty - beauty is fascinating.

To achieve charity, we must submit, become patient, meek, humble. . . . We must exercise the love of God as a power.

God is at work in the mess. That's the message of the Bible. That's why the Bible is not pretty. That's why it's grimy, because God is working in the mess. He's working in the tears.

Do what you do best, and outsource the rest.

San Franciscans are very proud of their city, and they should be. It’s the most beautiful place in the world.

I think it's important to make sure you learn and understand the business that you are in, but it's also important to not let that get in the way of your main focus.

I just want people to see that I do my own stuff, that I'm not stupid, and I can make fun of myself.