“I’ve always been alone. I grew up alone. I like it that way. Even when I’m in an arena surrounded by 10,000 people, I’m alone in my head.”

I don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?

I’m not a poker player; I play slot machines.

I guess anything in excess is no good for you, even things that are supposed to be healthy.

Some songs, you just can’t shake; they keep creeping back into your set list.

I am emphatically not a Nazi.

I’m against any religion, and Communism and Nazism – they’re both equally religions. They’re just replacement gods.

I didn’t really want to be in the lifestyle without the music. And I didn’t want to be in the music without the lifestyle.

I’ve never met a girl who could stop me looking at all the others. If I did, I’d marry her.

As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.

Rock n’ roll’s had a good time out of me – and I’ve had a very good time out of rock n’ roll.

Eddie Cochran – I never got to see him live, but he could play. Him and Buddy Holly, they were the best guitarists. They could get a good raunchy beat going.

Falling in love is terrible. It makes you act foolish, like an idiot.

Everyone wants to be safe. Well, I got news for you: You can’t be safe. Life’s not safe. Your work isn’t safe.

My persona has given me a certain notoriety, if not international celebrity.

I went to go see the Rolling Stones in the park, and they were awful: completely out of tune. Jagger wore a frock.

Women always left me because I wouldn’t commit, but then nothing changes a relationship like commitment. If you move in with someone, you lose all respect for them.