You just have to do; you can't live by the rules of what you're supposed to do. I think every person is good at something, and you just have to push that forward.
I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it.
To be honest, I'm one of the least-technical guitar players around. I just want a guitar to feel good and sound good. That's it, period.
It was way out in the woods in a beautiful, huge log studio. Keith Richards came in and did the vocals with Levon. Again, a big party, but we did get a good cut out of it.
If I do look back, I'll say that I'm blessed. I'm blessed, and I appreciate God for not only letting me live through everything, but to prosper.
I guess any time you believe in God you've got to be considered a spiritual person. That would make me a spiritual person. But I don't really know what that means.
A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up the group, you've got to do it - but of course it does cause problems.
The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.
It seems like the older bands are bigger than ever. We get a mixed crowd where you have kids and old blokes like me.
If you are a pop band, don't say you're a metal band. Poison and Warrant were about as metal as the Backstreet Boys.
I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in.
I came second in a 1,500-metre running race at school. I knew I couldn't have come first, so second was my version of first.
This is really high on the priority list of tribal concerns. This is a cash cow in many circumstances, and tribes are concerned about protection of tribal assets.
There are opportunities that I have because I'm a white dude, and it's controversial because that's just the way that the world we live in kind of is.
You never cash out a 401(k) or IRA to pay off debt, unless it's to avoid a foreclosure or bankruptcy.
They prospect of seeing oneself in the mirror clean-shaven is too close to a Vincent Price film... a prospect not to be contemplated, no matter the compensation.
The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows into a sea of limitless musical potential.
A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours.
My favorite album would have to be Rocket To Russia. I feel this album has the most classic Ramones songs.
Cancer softened me up. I like the old me better. I liked being angry. It made me feel strong.
I've been touring a lot, and I don't always know how to get around. Google Maps on the iPhone is pretty helpful with that.
