Those bad times are important. They give you a chance to practice, listen, take stock, have a life, get your feet back on the ground, and maybe you'll live to tell the story.

If it doesn't come from your heart, music just doesn't work.

Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it.

Songs don't wear out. Good songs are good now. If they were a comfort during those hard times in the past, they'll be a comfort in today's age.

If you pour some music on whatever's wrong, it'll sure help out.

The power of music just kinda kills all those ills; it cures everything and you’ve got more energy just from the music. And, I’ve never seen it fail. It’s good for ya; real good for ya.

If you give it good concentration, good energy, good heart and good performance, the song will play you.

Music is the language of heaven.

A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son.

The crowd is just as important as the group. It takes everything to make it work.

Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.

Live for your dreams, not your memories.

You are capable beyond measure.

Why do Twolegs do anything? If we knew that, our lives would be a lot easier.

The internet makes everything not enough.

there is no politically neutral art.

Choose clients as you would friends.

Don't set your goals to be a star. Set your goals to be the best that you can be and go from there.

The attitude of, I will never self-publish, coming from any author, indicates that they have never been in a position where it is their only option.

We are honored to have had the opportunity to serve our country under difficult circumstances. We are profoundly grateful to our Commander-in-Chief and to our nation for this day. God bless America.

In regards to steroids, I think we're all to blame, all of baseball. I never realized how far-reaching this problem has been.