I don't see myself as such an important guitarist.

But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder.

The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.

I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.

Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.

When something is not good, it's bad. Period

Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.

Combing my hair doesn't make me a better musician.

I'm not letting the world - or anyone in it - determine my fate. Not anymore, at least. - Ginny

What makes a Malazan soldier so dangerous? They’re allowed to think.

How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anything at all?

To love completely is to remember a time and place before

Life has two phases one is light and one is darkness. When we are in dark, we can see everything in the light. But when we are in light we can't see what's in dark.

One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.

Always, always ask for what you want. Because the Universe might surprise you — and give it to you.

Faith is nothing else than reason grown courageous - reason raised to its highest power, expanded to its widest vision.

If we win, someone else loses. But if someone else loses, we lose. Which is a point we're not getting. The new spirituality will make this just painfully obvious.

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand dollars and that's a luxury I cannot afford.