“I always write about war, love, death, and injustice. There’s plenty of that around, so I never run out of ideas.”

Kids are generally rotten until the age of about six, when they become people.

Growing up in America is like being taught to be stupid.

I think love’s an infatuation that turns into a habit, because you can’t keep that passion going. You get used to people, and that’s death for me – I like to be surprised.

I don’t want to advise anyone to do anything, apart from try and stay alive. That’s my advice – don’t die.

I never thought it was an option.

Cold pizza is a perfect breakfast, with lots of salt.

My father walked out on us when I was three months old, and my mum, well, she wasn’t the driven sort.

Good manners don’t cost nothing.

People look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery, I guess.

Everything I hear influences me. I can’t tell you all my influences as a musician.

I was the kid a lot of other mothers wouldn’t let you play with.

I find it quite easy to play chords, and, you know, that was all I ever did. I never wanted to be a lead guitarist.

Like most housewives, I don’t cook unless I have company.

I always open doors for women. It’s just good manners.

Rock n’ roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis – all them people.

I always wanted to be able to show off like the guitar players do. I think I managed that alright!

And I’m not so in love with making people mad that I want to live my life around it.

The world’s pretty trippy. I just like to travel around and see what’s out there.

[on sexual politics] The Golden Rule works for men as written, but for women it should go the other way around. We need to do unto ourselves as we do unto others.

I never understood actors who could just wait around.

I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.

What comes around goes around.

With the Sonder music, I pull a lot from what’s around me.

I’ve sparred with lots of people and played around with everybody.