I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore.

I do a job I really, really love and I kind of have fun with. People think you can't be grown up unless you're moaning about your job.

There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.

I'd rather spend my time looking at the sky than listening to Whitney Houston.

When we started I wasn't the singer. I was the drunk rhythm guitarist who wrote all these weird songs.

Refusing to grow up is like refusing to accept your limitations. That's why I don't think we'll ever grow up.

It's really easy to slide into a depression fueled by the pointlessness of existence.

I lose myself in music because I can't be bothered explaining what I feel to anyone else around me.

I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it.

I've discovered special makeup by a company called M.A.C. You could wear it on the surface of the sun and it wouldn't move.

I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was.

Friends are life's ingredient that makes every sad moment sweeter, every difficult time easier, and every normal moment extraordinary.

I'm hungry for a juicy life. I lean out my window at night and I can taste it out there, just waiting for me.

I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling.

Love this in the film, “Velvet Goldmine” it captures the excitement and the thrill at the moment of discovery!

Learning to be extremely disciplined has been the key for me. I work really hard during work hours and family really hard during family hours. Family does always come first though, in any situation.

... the right to defend one's home and one's person when attacked has been guaranteed through the ages by common law.

It's great to be with people you like!

Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.

I don't know exactly what a black Chinese restaurant would be, but I would sure love to see one.

Believe me, were I ever to accomplish anything, it would be in music, which has always attracted me; and, without overestimating myself, I am conscious of possessing a certain creative faculty.