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" My mom, you know, took off when I was about 6. What ended up happening is I ended up being with my grandparents. "

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" Who's the new Ramones, who's the new Guns 'N Roses, who's the new Motley Crue, who's the new Black Sabbath? They're coming, they're on the street, they're 16, 17 years old. "

" I had to find the courage to turn my life around. "

" My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but it is also where I write my books and create music. "

" I do believe that I'm an addict on one level or another at all times. "

" I've got five kids and I'm married, Tommy's got two kids and he's been married, Vince just got married again, Mick's out of a relationship, Tommy's single as well. We've done a lot in our life, we've covered a lot of miles. "

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

" What's scummy about the music industry is that everybody loves you when you're dead. "

" We all fall off the wagon. It's only one day; it's not the rest of your life. Pick yourself up and go again. "

" There's no difference if you're a supermodel or if you've lost both your legs. What are you doing that's beautiful or ugly on the inside? "

" I have a wonderful assistant. I tell her I need four amputees and a midget, and she finds them. "

" The industry is a menace to artists. "

" I'm not religious, but by nature I am spiritual. I'm an artist, and creativity seems to go hand in hand with spirituality. But I have a knee-jerk reaction against organized religions. Actually, I have knee-jerk reactions against anything that's organized. "

" Traveling around the country, meeting fans and hearing their stories in person and on my radio show has reenergized my commitment to creating honest and inspirational content that not only serves my own creative purposes but can help and touch others as well. "

" We each have our own tour bus. We've never done that before. "

" I know I'd feel emotional if one of my favorite bands was going out. "

" Celebrities, movie stars and rock stars are losing their mystique. "

" Addiction is a really hard thing to kick. "

" It's really cool to know that there are so many people out there that are attached to me or projects that I've done to really feel that it's a personal relationship. "

" I remember opening up my first vinyl and seeing the incredible artwork it had. There's nothing like it. You also get that true gritty sound on vinyl that really makes a rock record sound great, which CDs can never achieve. "

" My main camera is a Nikon D3. I use a French camera from the 1800s for wet plate photography, I use a Hasselblad sometimes. But to me the camera really doesn't matter that much. I don't have a preference for film or digital. "

" Sometimes I journal three pages, sometimes I journal thirty pages, but I'm writing all the time, and whatever's happening is happening in real time for me. "

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

" I don't want to jump through hoops for people. "

" The book is really, really dark, to the point where some people that I've talked to have said that it could be a series. And I'm like, Where? VH1? It's a little hard for VH1. "

" I never understood the hit-single, quick-success, get-airplay mentality. "

" When the addict gets recovery, his family gets recovery, right? "

" I never understood bands saying Nirvana had anything to do with derailing their career. Maybe those bands didn't have the goods. "

" 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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" I harbored a lot of resentment as a teenager and as a young adult. I still have a problem with authority, I'm trying to listen! "