The sheer volumes of songs have come from the hours of cold and darkness that one spends inside with the lights on.

A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat.

I forever felt that I've fallen right between the crack of way too young for the first generation of classic rock 'n' roll and too old to be brand-new. It's hard.

The ones that love us least, are the ones we'll die to please.

The soul of rock 'n' roll is mistakes, and making mistakes work for you. The people who shy away from mistakes and play it safe have no business playing rock 'n' roll.

Stick with your heart and you'll be fine.

Reading music is like listening to flowers. I don't understand the concept.

Nobody can miss you unless you go away.

It's fun, but the fun is where it always was. I mean, it's still fun to strap on my Les Paul in the basement and turn up the Marshall amp. I'm still 15. I still enjoy that as much as I ever did.

The hack songwriter will write the absolute truth every single word, whether it makes a great song or not.

I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.

I believe when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade...and try to find someone whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.

True autonomy is preceded by the experience of being dependent. True liberation can be found only beyond the deep ambivalence of infantile dependence.

If we possess nothing, God will allow us to have plenty.

CALVIN: Our hero regains consciousness at the feet of a sarcastic alien.

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.

A lot of problems we are facing, essentially, man made problem. Own creation. Not due to lack of intelligence.

Worry is not the symptom of a problematic life; it's the problem. Situations pass that make our life difficult, it's the worry that stay's with us that makes us ultimately unhappy.

Had Mittag-Leffler had his way, I should have to wait until the year 1984, which to me seemed too great a demand!

It's important to have the right agent - people that are working hard for you. But an actor needs to be in control of their career no matter how good the representation is.

We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.