History shows fans want consolidation; you see it across the web every place. The big players are people like Google, Amazon, eBay, Facebook.

It comes down to that ... business tactic: the guy that yells loudest is right.

I'm proud to be involved with Simon Cowell and 'X Factor.

A lot of people refer to power as shooting a loaded gun. When you have to shoot the gun, you've lost the power. Other people's knowledge of your gun should be enough.

You can't be an entrepreneur and work in a public company anymore.

Radio stinks. The stations are making a lot of money, but they just aren't taking chances.

I don't want to not be important.

Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.

I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.

Recorded music is more a marketing tool than a revenue source.

The release of 'Chinese Democracy' marks a historic moment in rock n' roll.

For God and for the future generations.

Killing yourself slowly is still killing yourself. Wanting to die is not the same as wanting to come home. Recovery is hard work. Not wanting to die is hard work.

Some people say it might be good for your career to die and then come back again. I have died many ways, car crashes, motorcycle crashes, etc. But, I am still alive.

In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.

I'm OK being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid.

If you believe in the power of words, you can bring about physical changes in the universe.

Gossip is the worst form of judging.

You may have won the war, but you will never take my crown

Send Love in Some Form to those you Believe have Wronged you, & Notice How Much Better you Feel