"Never negotiate with kids. They don't have life experience, and they don't have repercussions for bad decisions; they still get fed and housed."

"No. Better research needed. Fire your research person. No fishnet stockings. Never. Not in this band."

"You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference."

"Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. You can have a good seat at the restaurant, but you still have to pay for the meal. Fame is important, but to be rich is more important."

"I crave ideas, and when an idea hits me, it grips me and it tortures me until I master it."

"Before a show, you might have aches or pains, or it's a bad rainy day, or it's too humid. We all complain about stuff. But... how do I put this poetically? Once it's the roar of the crowd and the smell of the greasepaint, forget it. Once the adrenaline kicks in and your chest expands, you forget about all that."

"Believe me, the library is the temple of God. Education is the most sacred religion of all."

"I don't wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life."

"I also learned that I love making money. Anyone who is not afraid of work will be happy with the money they make."

"You know why I'm pulling your leg? Because I can't touch it from where I am."

"I'd like to think that the boring lady who's talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who's doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and - I bet you're a lot of fun at a party."

"Music is feeling. You can try to verbalize it. It really just hits you or it doesn't."

"I voted for President Bush, I voted for President Clinton, and, although I do want my vote back, I voted for President Obama."

"I voted for President Bush, I voted for President Clinton, and, although I do want my vote back, I voted for President Obama."

"Rock is about finding who you are. You don't necessarily have to play your instrument very well at all. You can just barely get by and you can be in a rock band."

"Rock is about finding who you are. You don't necessarily have to play your instrument very well at all. You can just barely get by and you can be in a rock band."

"If you're the greatest, it's okay to say you're the greatest. My suggestion to everybody is to be their own greatest fan. Weaker personas and personalities define that as egotistical or arrogant, but what it means is their self-esteem isn't that strong."

"If you're the greatest, it's okay to say you're the greatest. My suggestion to everybody is to be their own greatest fan. Weaker personas and personalities define that as egotistical or arrogant, but what it means is their self-esteem isn't that strong."

"I'm forbidden fruit. Once you go to certain households, mommy doesn't want you to see that dirty man who sticks his tongue out and spits out blood and all that stuff."

"I'm forbidden fruit. Once you go to certain households, mommy doesn't want you to see that dirty man who sticks his tongue out and spits out blood and all that stuff."

"I like to approach every day like it's the only day I will ever have."

"I like to approach every day like it's the only day I will ever have."

"My mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concentration camps. Her sense about life now is, every day above ground is a good day."

"The only jobs kids have are to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and be thankful. That's it. I'll house you, protect you, I'll even give my life for you, and in return, you will behave."