It's sort of what jazz would be if it stopped being snobby and what rock would be if it stopped being stupid.

It's very schizophrenic because I like a lot of very straight pop, like Small Faces, Stones, Kinks; and on the other hand, I like a lot of avant garde things.

You may leave school, but it never leaves you.

We do this for the art, not the adulation. I'd rather our music get liked and we get ignored. I don't want to be adored for anything other than the music.

I felt pressured by continuous touring.

The early gigs were pretty panicky - and great, sweaty fun. We were brand new to most people, and they were willing to take anything brand new, for the first time in years.

For a heart without love is a song with no words And a tune to which no one is listening So your heart must give love and you'll find that You shine like rain on the leaves you'll be glistening.

People will always be tempted to wipe their feet on anything with 'welcome' written on it.

I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.

My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.

Anyway, I collapsed in France in the middle of a tour. I hadn't been eating properly, I was getting very phobic about audiences, and I collapsed in pure fright.

We're going to have such fun, you and I.

If you can't explain it better leave it... (Dexter Season 2....)

I spent my 30s figuring out how to be a grown up, I guess. I loved my 30s! My 30s were really about being happy with what I was doing.

Don't condemn me, remember rather that sometimes I, too, can reach the bursting point.

I don't deal in frustration. I'm a fighter. And everything I've ever gotten, I've had to fight for.

I'm not interested in Vice President. I'm hanging around Arizona. I'm running again for Sheriff.

Why is it important for you to know the real God? Because your identity is found in Him.

The most dangerous thing you can do is know who you are.

Generally, health is just so heavily regulated. It's just a painful business to be in. It's just not necessarily how I want to spend my time.

I like a gooey cookie.