John Lee Hooker became a friend of mine and I love all of his work. He was truly an icon. He lived the life. I miss him.

Fleetwood Mac were really accessible musically, but lyrically and emotionally, we weren't so easy. And it was our music that helped us survive. But all of us were in pieces personally.

I love wearing a lot of color, and I am majorly into scarves. I'm the Beau Brummell of Fleetwood Mac, no doubt.

We're all looking for those moments - a relief. That's why people go out and treat themselves.

The value of friends has always been a natural thing. I prefer too many to too few.

The down side these days is thinking that, “I can do this all on my own”. Yes, you can do this on your own but you’ll be a much happier human being if you do it with other human beings.

Rock and roll is commitment. Rock and roll is passion and spirit.

Fleetwood Mac has been pretty truthful. Open about what we do. We've always done it from the inside out. Versus being pressured from the outside and changing the inside. And that's our story.

My template for most songs is 'Is this inspiring?' and with the blues it so often is.

In order to run a great business, you must know that a bunch of really intrinsically unhappy people, that's not a recipe for success. Don't be anywhere you don't need to be; it's just like that.

Life is a glass of wine and having your feet washed - it's a biblical event, might I add. This is part of mankind's story. You are always looking for a moment to take a break.

Don't give me books for Christmas I already have a book.

'White Material' is about courage and craziness.

When I was a kid, I remember trying to emulate Stevie Wonder's sound, and Donny Hathaway's sound. It's just part of who I am - I'm just a soulful kind of dude.

When I liberate others, I liberate myself.

I put less stock in others' opinions than my own. No one else's opinions could derail me.

I'm not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me

We are going to have a long period where people are accustomed or conditioned to what's going on now with the raping of the Fourth Amendment.

When I read, I'm either reading to learn, or I'm reading to switch off.

Only three things can change our lives dreams, suffering and love

When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.