I was always stuck in a musical no man's land.
I had a good career. I've been very fortunate.
I like guitar sounds to be a little somber.
Def Leppard is a rock band that can sing.
June Carter: [Sees John eating peanuts] Can I have one? Johnny Cash: Yeah. [Takes a peanut out of the bag and holds it above June's mouth] Johnny Cash: Open your mouth... June Carter: [June opens her mouth, but John snatches it away and eats it] June...
Good is the director who lets you do what you have to do.
The heavy guitars are the ones that sound good. They are not that comfortable, but they do sound great.
I never try and sound like Sabbath.
Soon I will be doing what I love again.
I criticize my own work pretty harshly.
[Christy and Ariel are in the shower cooling off] Ariel: Daddy, can we stay in here all day? Johnny: Sure. Ariel: Dad, America's okay. Johnny: Good. Ariel: Dad? Johnny: What? Ariel: Nothing. [laughter]
Democracy for us tends to be has to do with who shouts the loudest!
Combing my hair doesn't make me a better musician.
I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.
Words can have the same kind of magic as riffs can.
Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys.
I've known Johnny Depp since I was 19.
If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist.
I lived in a hotel across the street from Disneyland for a month.
Everyone I talk to has a Genesis story to tell.
When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.
