What we've had to do is learn to control success, put it in perspective, and not lose the essence of what we're doing - the music.

I learned from Jimi Hendrix. They all wanted him to do the tricks, and at the end of his career, he just wanted to play. I lived longer than he did, and I can see how those pressures can really play with your head.

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?

I love it when people say things to me in public and want to meet me, because I want to meet them! Early on, my manager told me, 'If you want to sell 500,000 records, then go out there and meet 500,000 people.'

You can't argue with popularity. Well, you could, but you'd be wrong!