My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.
Competition is all in numbers; it's a numbers game, but I looked at it like it's a passion, and it's art.
We are all born artists... Almost everything kids do is art.
Maybe black and white is the best medium for landscapes, I don't know.
My dad knows the business, and he tells me I've got to do what's best for me.
I was one man and I tackled a big railroad. I did the best I could.
Nobody is the same. If we were all the same it would be bloody boring.
As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio.
I don't like going away from my children.
If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.
I can never remember what I do even in the studio.
It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.
I picked up a guitar, and I knew what I wanted to do.
My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.
Historically, America has answered to a higher authority.
My favorite rocker is Go because it is heavy and chaotic.
It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different.
When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.
The hardest and worst interview that I have ever done was with Frank Zappa.
The truth is that from birth on we are, to one extent or another, a fairly sensual species.
I like to work with different musicians and producers to change the feels of every release.
