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" Some kid gets his first iPhone, signs up to Twitter, and then tweets, 'Nikki Sixx sucks.' And I'm supposed to take that personally. "

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" Growing up in the '70s, it was only a few years before that when men started to grow their hair long. And in the '70s, people were pushing the envelope a little farther, with men having even more style and piercing both their ears and wearing makeup. "

" 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.' "

" Being able to say something lyrically, to say something that will do more than just be words, is really hard. It's easy to do when you're writing a chapter of a book or writing poetry, but it's really hard to do when you're confined to a melody line. "

" As a lyricist, I'm really trying to raise my level of quality. "

" I don't know if I believe in life after death so much as I believe that there is something out there. "

" I love Starbucks. Maybe that's a bit sad. But I definitely need my caffeine. It's what gets me out of bed in the morning. "

" They say the music you listen to in your formative years stays with you and leaves an impression for the rest of your life. For me, the things that I fell in love with happened in the '70s, when artists were nurtured by record companies and it wasn't about singles. "

" Each guy has his own space. We all end up in one of the other guy's rooms all the time. We always end up together, as far as people getting along. "

" The industry is a menace to artists. "

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

" 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. "

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

" There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do. "

" You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans. "

" 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. "

" What inspires me? I am so inspired every day. I am inspired by thinkers. I am inspired by rebellion. I am inspired by children. I have been inspired by love. "

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

" In the end, the whole Internet thing kills me, because you can use it as a positive thing or you can read into all the negativity. And I think you've gotta put out positive energy, put out cool viral stuff, and then just stay out of people's opinions. "

" For those that don't know, my sister was born with Down Syndrome, and she was institutionalized in the very early sixties. Me, being just a small boy and being shuffled around between my mother and grandparents, I never knew her. "

" Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time. "

" I listen to NPR a lot. I love that. "

" I've got so many mountains to climb and goals to conquer. I've got so many scars I want to leave on the planet. I just feel like I'm not there yet. I feel like I am just getting started. "

" What can I say that will make people that are in recovery want to stand up and support Recovery Month? A friend of mine said, 'You know, the fact that you did a really honest book and it changed people's lives, that's something to talk about.' "

" When Ozzy calls and asks you to go on tour, you say, 'When do I start?' "

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

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

" It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years. "

" The industry needs to be run by artists, because we are the only people that care about art. "

" I'm not bothered by my appearance. "

" 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. "