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" Formats are going to change because this is what the people want. It's not what the labels want. "

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" I think anything that's creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that I'm going through in my life. If you're going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, it's a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent. "

" You want to love unconditionally everything you do, or don't do it. "

" I love those Keith Richards solo records, but it's not the Rolling Stones. "

" I love women. My life revolves around them. "

" I don't really care what people do. "

" Radio stations play what they believe is in, and they all talk to each other. "

" If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface. "

" I remember, when I was a kid, listening to the radio and hearing 'Big Bad John' by Jimmy Dean - and it just blew me away. I used to sit there and call the radio stations and request that song. And then the Beatles were obviously out already, but I really didn't know about the Beatles. "

" Do I think anything I ever do will be as big as Motley Crue? It's impossible. "

" For me, one of the things that I get excited about is getting in situations I shouldn't be in. "

" Addiction is a really hard thing to kick. "

" Even as a kid, I saw the world in my own way and thought most things that were different were beautiful and magical. Even things that other people thought were horrifying and disgusting and weird. "

" The music industry is saying, This is the format, and if you'll fit into this format, you can be on radio, and if radio will play you, MTV will expose you, and MTV will expose you, we'll sell records. "

" I love the way my tattoos look. I especially love Japanese-style tattoos and being completely sleeved by them, so it's not just these little individual and unrelated pieces, but everything's working together to create a larger design. "

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" Sometimes when people can't speak English, they hum the melody instead of singing along. Having 20,000 people humming your song is incredible. "

" If your album sells, that's cool, more people find out about you, more people get turned on to what we're really about-which is a live rock and roll band. "

" There's so much history amongst ourselve that reminds us of something, and we start cracking up. "

" We were telling everybody we weren't getting back together when we were in the studio actually recording. We wanted to try it on, to see how it would fit. "

" Every day, I wake up, and the first thing I think of is my kids. "

" Artists are very young, and say, Um, ok, to these industry dudes. "

" How lucky can one guy get? I was a runaway, and then I was in one of the biggest bands in the world. I've sold out every arena. I've sold millions and millions of records. "

" When I go into rehearsal rooms and meet with bands, they're genuinely excited to be with me because of what I've done as an artist, not because of anything else. There's that whole celebrity rock star thing, and artists are into artists who have been able to achieve success their way. "

" The funny thing is that when you have any form of presentation to your band, meaning you have the foresight to see outside of your creativity, you have a bigger vision. "

" There's always people saying that rock is dead, rock is over. People are always out to kill rock and roll. "

" I remember Iggy and the Stooges' song 'Search and Destroy' reaching out from my speakers to me like my own personal anthem. "

" It wasn't like I picked a camera up in 1989 and stopped making music. I picked a camera up and found another form of expression. "

" I know when I wear a Led Zeppelin shirt, I am happy to put that Led Zeppelin shirt on. It's not, 'Well, they kind of suck.' "

" It's about what happens on stage, whether we can deliver it in a hungry way that is who we are in our hearts. "

" For me, to turn people on to new music, on to things that are going on in the world, is important. "

" Some cats, Iggy Pop, they're going to always have that hunger. "