Rock music seems to be very fragmented these days, I can't say that I ever really hear anything that just knocks me over.

If there was any one achievement, it would be that we've have done it on our own terms.

I'm not that fluid when it comes to scales and modes. I just pick up the guitar and play. It's all about exploration: just tune the guitar any way you want and start playing.

Both Neil and I had done solo projects where we were the boss and I just thought that if he was willing to get into it, it would really be a good experience for him.

The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back to what you were. However it leaves an indelible mark on your psyche.

I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

At the same time, I've never been afraid of death or the concept of death.

We've managed to have a long career that is still quite vibrant, yet we've never had to kow-tow to record companies who said we weren't commercial enough.

Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.

Actually, as president of the Conference of Mayors, we passed the Simpson-Bowles plan as a template, as a template, as a frame work for moving forward and the president has done the same.

I don't care a damn for your loyal service when you think I am right; when I really want it most is when you think I am wrong.

You don't have to stay trapped in your thoughts just because you think them.

I want to inspire the next generation. I want to be in mission control with someone younger than me wanting to break my record.

What could be worse than being born without sight? Being born with sight and no vision.

To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others.

You know, it doesn’t matter how beautiful you are, if you don’t have anything interesting to say, then you’re still boring.

Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives.

I'm Divergent. And I can't be controlled.