I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.

Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.

Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.

It's been up to me to inspire me.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There's one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.

To feel your arms around me...to feel your breath on my neck...is pleasure in itself. It is home.

You look…” he shook his head looking her up and down, “You look delicious. If I don’t get you out of here, I’m going to devour you like it’s my birthday, and you’re my cake.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

The correct unit of study is not the play; it is the scene.

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

When people have no interest in a subject, it's very hard to get them to laugh about it.

Talent is our No.1 operating priority and our most important asset.

One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.

The crime of inquiry is one which religion never has forgiven.

I belong where you belong