“I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.”

I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.

I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.

That’s stupid. You couldn’t pay me to go. I’m not oversimplifying it. That’s what’s going on. I don’t think it would be any fun without the drugs. It’s a drug party.

If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.

Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.

No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.

I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”

A rebel without a clue.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.

The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.

I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.

The waiting is the hardest part.

I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.

You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.

I’m not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that’s become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.

There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.

Most of the bands that I really hold in my heart – you don’t think about them as bands; they’re just the soundtrack of your life.

Most of the bands that I really like no longer exist. That might just be because I’m in my thirties or whatever. But I also think it’s the rare band that doesn’t, like, turn into something else.

When I was in top 40 bands, I always had to learn new material and new styles.

I’m very lucky; I have a lot of knowledge. My favorite band is The Beatles, so a lot of inspiration for my music comes from them, too.

You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.

The first songs I learned was ‘Crazy’ by Patsy Cline and ‘At Last’ by Etta James. I had been growing up with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, great bands.

I was in the Rockin’ Vicars, which was the first British band to tour behind the Iron Curtain.

… Grateful Dead – that’s it !! … nobody in the band liked it, (the name) I didn’t like it, either, but it got around that that was one of the candidates for our new name, and everyone else said, ‘Yeah, that’s great.’