I was the one that allegedly "quit and joined my old band." That wasn't true. But it was said so matter-of-factly on the Internet that the guys weren't really sure what I was up to.

I once asked Axl why he left the 'E' off his name. He started crying and said he thought he'd spelled it right.

You can't wait around for destiny to give you what you think you deserve, you have to earn it, even if you think you've paid your dues.

Guitars are like women. You'll never get them totally right.

Rock n' roll is about attitude and rebellion. It's supposed to be fun and spontaneous.

GET YOURSELF TOGETHER DRINK TILL YOU DROP FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW AND HAVE ANOTHER SHOT

Being a rockstar is the intersection of who you are and who you want to be.

If I ever go bald, I'll kill myself.

Guitar is the best form of self-expression I know. Everything else, and I'm just sort of tripping around, trying to figure my way through life.

I guess you could say there are two Slashes. There's the crazy, rock-and-roll Slash, he's wild. And then there's the real Slash- he collects miniature soaps and treats his hookers real nice.

A day doesn't go by where I don't get surprised by something.

If you never love, then you never lived.

Real beauty is not in your face

It's not the books by Stephen King that I read, I need protection from the things in my head . . .

I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding.

Hear, see, and be silent.

Just look at the Judiciary Committee, You have some people on the Judiciary Committee who may well decide not to send the nomination to the floor, and now it all depends on what Democrats do.

You know,” Cecily said, “you really didn’t have to throw that man through the window.

Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.

As part of the National Strategy, the Government should commit itself to the virtual elimination of functional illiteracy and innumeracy.

Sometimes the British press is maybe a little bit racist.