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

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 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'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.

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.

If you can’t fire your best friend or your brother, don’t hire them.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

I'm not a writer who teaches. I'm a teacher who writes.

Sometimes you give birth to something or you're part of a team that gives birth to an idea, and it grows and has a whole life of its own, and you feel grateful. It's just so humbling.

I was born in an elevator, and - as my mother said - naturally it was going down. She said, "All I remember is telling your father, 'That's it! Never again!'" That's why I'm an only child.

Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.

Your body is a beautiful manifestation powered by spirit.

Satan delights to have us put ourselves down. Self-contempt is of Satan. There is no such thing in heaven.

There’s no remaking reality... Just take it as it comes. Hold your ground and take it as it comes. There’s no other way.

I'll be clickin' by your house about two forty-five, Sidewalk Sundae Strawberry Surprise.