It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm and blues...It's called rock now.

I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn't paint.

It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.

Don't let the same dog bite you twice.

It's gotta be rock and roll music, if you wanna dance with me.

Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.

Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news.

Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening.

Rock is my child and my grandfather.

Music is an important part of our culture and record stores play a vital part in keeping the power of music alive

He could play the guitar just like ringing a bell.

There are two types of limitations: those others place on us, and those we place on ourselves. One is more subtle. Both are equally dangerous.

I hated labels anyway. People didn’t fit in slots—prostitute, housewife, saint—like sorting the mail. We were so mutable, fluid with fear and desire, ideals and angles, changeable as water.

Count your blessings, not your misfortunes, for your blessings will be the light of hope, in the dark of hopelessness.

I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.

The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple.

If you analyse the function of an object, its form often becomes obvious.

When you absolutely don't know what to do anymore, it is time to panic

Life happens. Adapt. Embrace change, and make the most of everything that comes your way.

Not that I'd really been planning on keeping the attack secret; it had just been an option I'd wanted to keep open if I could.

Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood.