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" Too many people try to please their parents. My parents were Republicans, which is too bad, but they allowed me to be who I wanted to be. "

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" I left rock and roll professionally at about 49. That's too long as far as I'm concerned. Some people can do it; it depends on what you were. "

" Old people should be heard but not seen. Young people should be seen, not heard. "

" I find it amusing on one level, poignant on another, when people try to get recognition from an outside source. It's sad. "

" When you learn that a truth is a lie, anger follows. "

" I'm not very good at multi-tasking. Most people aren't, but they think they are. The mind is really better when you're really focused on one thing. "

" Applause is interesting, but I'm a monster with or without it. Something is either well written or it isn't. 'White Rabbit' is not well written, and no amount of applause or royalties can convince me it is. I could have done a better job with those lyrics. They didn't say what I wanted. "

" No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it. "

" The way I paint is similar to rock in that you don't stand around and say, 'Gee, what are they talking about?' Rock is simple, blunt, colorful. Same with my paintings. You don't stand back and wonder what it is. That's Jim Morrison, that's a panda, that's a scene on the West Coast. It's not abstract. "

" My parents were very open about what kind of talent I had. They never pushed me to become an accountant because they knew that would be just absolutely ridiculous. So they were encouraging in what I am able to do with some success. "

" When you get older, it's not about what you did that you regret, it's what you didn't do. "

" Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert. Those are the guys I look at who are telling me pretty much the truth. And they throw humor into it which makes it much more interesting to listen to. "

" I don't miss anything about the 1960s, not really. I did it. It's like asking, 'Do you miss the fourth grade?' I loved the fourth grade when I was in it, but I don't want to do it again. "

" God is all over the place. And even if He isn't, if it makes me feel good, why not? "

" Woodstock - I didn't see anybody play, except when I was standing backstage waiting to go on, because it was so muddy. And the weather was so horrible, you literally couldn't get there except by helicopter. "

" I collect stuffed animals, and toy stores make me happy. "

" Death is like taking an intermission when you can't come back. I like living and being around. "

" I'm very fond of drugs. "

" If you were to say to me that I couldn't paint, I would write. If I couldn't write, I would be a set designer. As long as I'm creating something, I'm happy. "

" Anyone who's 71 years old would look ridiculous singing rock. "

" I think of myself as a positive agnostic. I don't know, therefore I'm open. I don't know, therefore I'm interested. "

" 'Vegetarian' is a slippery word. I don't eat cheese, I don't eat duck - the point is I'm vegan. "

" My deal is that I pay more attention to whatever job I have than the relationships I have. Now, if I had considered my job to be a wife and mother, then I would have been pretty good at it. But I didn't consider it a job. I thought it was like brushing your teeth - it's not fun, it's just something you do to keep your teeth from falling out. "

" I do what I love to do, what I choose to do. "

" Being in a rock n' roll band was like being in a Sherman tank. Nothing got to you. You were surrounded and protected by men. "

" You either evolve or you don't. I don't like old people on a rock n' roll stage. I think they look pathetic, me included. And the fact that I represent an era means I can't just go out there and do all new stuff. They would all say, 'Sing 'White Rabbit,' and I'd say no? That's rude. "

" 'White Rabbit' was mostly done in about two days, the music in about half an hour. The music is a 'Bolero' rip-off and the lyrics a rearrangement of 'Alice in Wonderland.' You take two spectacular hits and throw them together, and it's hard to miss. "

" There is an attitude that we should be able to have everything. No, you shouldn't be able to have anything. I'd like a helicopter, but I can't afford a helicopter, so I don't buy one. People are buying stuff they can't afford on credit. I bought my Ford hybrid with cash. "

" I fall down all the time because I'm such a klutz, but I have never broken a bone, and I don't eat milk or cheese ever. I like tofu cheese and soymilk in my coffee and cereal. "

" Some of us don't want to be a housewife. When you live alone, you can do anything you want to do anytime you want. I really like it. "

" I like being in a recording studio. I like watching a song go from the simplicity of the original music. "