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" I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted. "

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" It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child. "

" As horrible as jail was, there were some first-rate guys in there. "

" I prefer to break new ground, but it gets harder and harder with the territory that's already been walked on. "

" Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting. "

" I feel lucky to be alive. "

" In my creative life, David Bowie is definitely an enormous influence on me, being one of rock's greatest shapeshifters. "

" There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust. "

" I played in Velvet Revolver, which is a raw, bombastic blues band with a punk rock edge to it. It's like everything is based around the blues, no matter what the groove is. "

" Do I show up onstage late sometimes? That's something I could definitely work on. I'm human. "

" Not many people are able to say that they had in their professional career the chance to perform in two bands that won Grammys and were multiplatinum bands. "

" I had a period in my life in the '90s where I was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb. "

" I sang in choir as a kid. "

" Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much. "

" Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam. "

" Sing the song or keep it inside. "

" People read things on Google, and they have these perceptions, these misconceived perceptions of who you are. At times that hurts, because they really don't know who I am. "

" As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record. "

" When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, 'This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records.' "

" Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone's individual pride. "

" The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable. "

" I want my ex-wife and children to be happy. "

" Bowie is probably my favorite all-around songwriter and performer and personality. His ability to change over the years is such an inspiration. I love 'Young Americans' and 'Fame.' "

" My family is the most beautiful thing in my life beyond anything else, even music. "

" I think to stay in one sound is a career killer. "

" I'm one of the luckiest people in the world that I was able to do what I fell in love with and be able to make a living doing it. "

" My favorite hobby is writing and recording songs at my studio. I like to surf, but I don't get a chance to do that as much as I'd like. I don't live close to the beach. I also like to ski, but I don't get to do that much, either. "

" You can't be seen in your mid-40s wearing leather pants. No leather pants anymore. "

" One thing that has really influenced me with Bowie where I've taken an approach from him is how he changes from album to album and has always modified his sound and his appearance. I think that's an important thing. "

" I was on the pro-Nirvana, anti-Pearl Jam bandwagon. "