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" I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of. "

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

" When you become a television personality, it's difficult to maintain your musical credibility. "

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

" 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 don't want to stay on the road for the rest of my life. I have two kids. "

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

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

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

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

" It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family. "

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

" 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 had always sung in choirs. Even when it was something to be laughed at or made fun of, you know, in school. And I was always the kid who was picked at the Christmas concert to sing the solo, you know, while the other kids snickered in the front few rows. "

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

" 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. "

" The Beatles have always had a big effect on me. "

" Shoot the bad guys and I'll gladly sing a tune for you. "

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

" Bowie's obviously my biggest influence. "

" When I formed the band and created the Wildabouts with my friends, we decided we wanted to make a band-sounding album, a rock-sounding album. I made two solo albums before that were more experimental albums, and I think that they didn't really resonate with my fan base because they were too out-there, too artsy. "

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

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

" Electric red hair is more for, like, people in their 20s and early 30s. "

" Lyrically, there's a lot of songs that are influenced by my wife. They're about my wife and I. "

" 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. "

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

" To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without even looking. You know when your guitar player's coming up to you to lean up to you and sing into your microphone. You just know these things. You feel it. You feel the energy of it. "

" Sing the song or keep it inside. "