On the day I was born, the nurses gathered around, to gaze in wide wonder at the joy they had found.

Classic Rock radio gave us our longevity.

When people come to the show they think we are a legendary band because they hear us on Classic Rock radio all the time. It is psychological. That's okay - I'm down with that.

I didn't live in the world of disco or the world of the Eagles.

My grandfather used to say I don't care how you talk about me, good or bad, just don't leave me out of the conversation.

I was a big J. Geils fan, a Steppenwolf fan and a Savoy Brown fan.

Every time the guys were knocked out by my guitar playing and the girls were knocked out by the type of songs I did. That set us apart from the average blues band.

The other day I got invited to a party, but I stayed home instead. Just me and my pal Johnny Walker and his brothers Black and Red.

Rock and roll never sleeps. It just passes out.

All I have is my performance, I try to feed in the best of everything that I could possibly do into those 90 minutes and to make a live entertainment show out of it.

My parents taught me what life is about, so I grew up the type they warned me about.

To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse and repeat.

Let us doom and gloom not creep into our day and lust for life not wither away. With the future as brother-in-arms, steps in the unknown should not frighten. ("Steps in the unknown" )

The more degrees of freedom there are in practice, the wider the discussion and debate can be.

Audacity in wooing is a great virtue, but a man must measure even his virtues.

It's not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.

If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.

A good love is delicious, you can't get enough too soon.

There are countries that prefer to think that they're buying comfort at the cost of others, but I don't think that's the way you can act in this world. There are no neutral groups.

Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them

A foolishness is inflicted with a hatred of itself.