There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.

Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.

I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy.

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.

Only the good die young.

I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can't walk away from you.

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm talking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line. I'm in a New York state of mind.

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.

I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.

I do not know that everything happens for a reason. I simply know that everything happens.

Social media can be dangerous. People hide behind their computers and write negative things, so I like to keep it about communicating with my fans.

Punk and all that was just an image that ripped people off. Johnny Rotten's a wanker, and that's all there is to it.

Adverbs and cops always come in pairs.

There is no greater distance than that between a man in prayer and God

My eyes, my brain seek out escape routes wherever I am sent.

The really good thing about using people who are really green is that you don't have to erase a bunch of bad habits and then put good ones in. You can just start feeding them good habits.

The beauty of self realization lies in secretly working out within you everything that is virtuous, that is beautiful, that is joyful.

The Internet has a lot of solutions. I found an insane way to trap chipmunks - it was too crazy not to try.

Do not for one repulse, forego the purpose That you resolved to effect.