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" I'm beyond the point of thinking I'm powerful enough to solve my own problems. "

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" You have to spend a lot more time on the road these days if you want to make a living with music. "

" Bowie's obviously my biggest influence. "

" 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.' "

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

" For the most part, rock fans don't go and buy CDs any more, very rarely. It's pretty much about downloads and streaming. "

" I still love making records, and I'm able to do it because I own my own studio, and I try to do it as much as possible. "

" It's like, hey, some people cook for a living, and some people milk cows. I write songs. "

" The great thing about kids is the immediate gratification. As soon as I get home from touring, my wife and kids become my life. There is nothing sweeter. "

" 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. "

" I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while I go through manic episodes and really depressed episodes. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" I listened to a lot of Bob Dylan songs to see how he works. I've gotten into writing story-songs. "

" Any time you're stepping out on a limb as an artist, it's scary, especially when you have a lot of success. When you're reaching a lot of people, the masses, it's easy to stay in that niche, you know? Especially when you're making a lot of money and you know there's a formula, it's easy to stay in that rut. "

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

" I feel lucky to be alive. "

" There was a period of time where I really hated rock music. "

" Having children showed me a whole different kind of love that I had never known. It was something that had always been missing. Complete love. I would die for them. "

" But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself. "

" Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that's why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that's kind of the beauty of it. "

" Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides. "

" If I was in a zombie apocalypse, I wouldn't be playing music, because that would attract zombies. "

" Anytime I feel squeezed into a box, I just lash out. My gut reaction is to strike. It's a different character onstage: there's a whole dark sexuality that's completely different from me. You know, I don't let anybody know who I really am. "

" 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. "

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

" You know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion. "

" To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the classic bands I love - the ones that influenced me. "

" I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they're not too quirky. Businessmen could wear them. "