People shared everything: information, equipment, their floors, whatever. There was strength in unity.

Just as not all popular albums are wonderful, not all wonderful albums are popular.

You didn't have to be a huge rock star; you just had to do well enough to continue doing what you wanted to do. It wasn't about hitting the jackpot, it was about sustainability.

Bon Jovi's trick is to use heavy-metal chords and still sound absolutely safe. Rock & roll used to be rebellion disguised as commercialism; now so much of it is commercialism disguised as rebellion.

Now that the generation that grew up on '80s indie-rock has attained influential positions in the culture, that music is the new yardstick. And that will shift yet again some day.

I really believe in the power of music - and I mean literally the power of musical tones - to rearrange the way you can think.

Naturally, no one knows more about music than musicians. They talk about their own work all the time, but they rarely get to talk about other people's music.

There's no glamour in Nirvana, no glamour at all, in fact.

There's a whole apparatus for indie bands now, but back in the eighties it was just getting built. The early people really took it on the chin.

Nine Inch Nails' sound is dominated by clanging synths and sardonic, shrieking vocals.

I have this theory, bands with enigmatic lyrics attract crazies.

Realize your strengths, accept your weaknesses, but never become someone you don't recognize.

In my garden I spend my days; in my library I spend my nights.

My advice to defensive players: Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in a bad humor.

All women want to be understood until they understand themselves.

I did not like this feeling of having feelings.

I have high respect for the Chief Justice and the institution he represents. But, I equally demand respect to the institution I represent.

Permanent weight loss means making small, manageable changes and sticking with them for life.

Frank went out for baseball and while he wasn't very good, it wasn't a total loss. The coach used him as a pattern to drawn the on-deck circle.

When you get your,'Who am I?', question right, all of your,'What should I do?' questions tend to take care of themselves

I'm pretty in tune with everything that happens on the PGA TOUR. Jordan Spieth is my guy. I love watching him play.