You can't wait around for destiny to give you what you think you deserve, you have to earn it, even if you think you've paid your dues.

I once asked Axl why he left the 'E' off his name. He started crying and said he thought he'd spelled it right.

Guitars are like women. You'll never get them totally right.

Rock n' roll is about attitude and rebellion. It's supposed to be fun and spontaneous.

GET YOURSELF TOGETHER DRINK TILL YOU DROP FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW AND HAVE ANOTHER SHOT

Being a rockstar is the intersection of who you are and who you want to be.

If I ever go bald, I'll kill myself.

Guitar is the best form of self-expression I know. Everything else, and I'm just sort of tripping around, trying to figure my way through life.

I guess you could say there are two Slashes. There's the crazy, rock-and-roll Slash, he's wild. And then there's the real Slash- he collects miniature soaps and treats his hookers real nice.

A day doesn't go by where I don't get surprised by something.

Risk isn't a word in my vocabulary. It's my very existence.

Cities have the capability to at any moment shift out of the familiar, even if you've lived in one all your life.

You always were such a worrier. It was as if you thought your worrying was all that held the world together, and if you stopped for a split second the whole thing would just fly apart.

There are stranger things out there than flying pigs.

Some people have to leave your life because their very presence prevents, perverts & distorts your purpose. Don't be afraid to let go.

I was a very sad little girl.

Country music belongs to America.

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author.

I'm essentially a jeans girl, and I dress them up or down with accessories. For me, it's ultimately about a great pair of shoes.

Loving a woman is always political.

I've been really lucky to have a lot of cool people and to be around a lot of cool celebrities that I've got to learn from.