Punk rock is very rebellious, of course, but it also means thinking for yourself.

Take a ride on heavy metal, it's the only way that you can travel down that road.

I saw the Clash in '79 at the Paramount in Seattle, and it changed my whole life.

I'm just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?

I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.

A cold heart is my protection mechanism. I don't really feel anything for anyone.

When I'm wrong it's never meant for you, so don't confuse my love with what I do.

I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

It's really hard to even talk about the internet without seeming instantly corny.

It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.

My chicken ain't no joke. I ain't scared to go up against the Colonel, tastewise.

I don't want your future, I don't need your past. One bright moment Is all I ask.

The Clan Mothers ran everything and had the last word. I think that's the answer.

If you know your ceremonies and culture you'll know where the offense takes place

Everything I've ever dreamed of, everything in my wildest dreams, is coming true.

Sometimes art is just about getting a reaction, that's really the end-all be-all.

I'm not black, but there's a whole lot of times I wish I could say I'm not white.

I don't want to spend my life explaining myself. You either get it, or you don't.

I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.

When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?

Dancing, singing, storytelling and silence are the four universal healing salves.

The world is ready for a mystic revolution, a discovery of the God in each of us.

Didn't want to be a star, wanted just to play guitar in this cockamamie business.

Everybody is looking for Krishna. Some don't realize that they are, but they are.

I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s.

To me, the coolest, shiniest, sexiest, darkest, scariest thing you can be is pop.

It was harder to break into comics than it was to become a singer in a rock band.

The whole point of doing the pay what you want is to be reasonable with the fans.

From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative.

I live wild and free and reckless, but that's the price you have to pay for rock.

I'm not just a country artist. I've got so any sides to me and the music I write.

I would like to be able to gently drift in and out of existence when I wanted to.

I am a pretty crazy person, so it's best for me to be on my own most of the time.

When you title yourself, you immediately lend yourself to all kinds of pretension

I think young people should travel and travel often to other countries like I do.

My understanding of first-degree murder is that premeditation needs to be proven.

My love is a thousand French poets puking black blood on your Cure CD collection.

The Bad Seeds are a band I will travel a great distance to see whenever possible.

I just travel the world with my backpack and my cameras and a bunch of Clif bars.

Football is at least as 'gay' as rugby, Greco-Roman wrestling and the film '300.'

I'm not trying to amass people in the streets. I just want them to be more aware.

We should be growing carrots up the side of the Empire State Building or Big Ben.

The blues are real important. It's where most of the hard rock n' roll came from.

I'm gonna make my records, whether I release them as Bleachers or something else.

It's a big universe. To stay in one tiny place is doing a disservice to yourself.

Pornography takes all the reality out of sex and Disney does that to family life.

How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?

I realized I needed to work with other people instead of doing everything myself.

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