I always loved Little Anthony and the Imperials. They were like the precursors of the Temptations. I loved their music.

I played in the high school band. I was the one baritone saxophone out of 80 other people. No one could tell whether I was hittin the right notes or the wrong notes.

The first session I did with the Stones was an accident. I just happened to be wandering down the hallway of the same studio.

Sometimes, I play a round of extremely poor golf.

I pull a lot of the stuff that I play off the rhythm tracks - and Keith Richards has been one of the main contributors to my inspirational playing.

The Holy Bible!

I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments

I started to put on weight when I was about four and a half and it got really bad when I was around nine. I ballooned. I was about 110 pounds.

Most people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.

Anybody can make a baby without any checking, without thinking. This type of parenting can be tragic because one of the greatest actions a human being can do is to create another life.

Writing is not just the technical act of your fingers on the keyboard. Writing is living.

We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others.

I always say, the only time you gotta worry about getting booed is when you're wearing a white uniform. And I've never been booed wearing a white uniform.

I can endure more pain then anyone you've met. That's why I win, because I can endure more pain.

...but what has been said once can always be repeated.