"The only way to get ahead is to find out what you're good at and then do it."

"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read."

"It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice; there are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is 'lack of brain'."

"I'm not a guru. I'm just a guy who knows how to make records."

"The only difference between a good artist and a bad artist is that a good artist knows when to stop."