"Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself."

"Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?"

"I've crashed my car three times."

"In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job."

"The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done."

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

"A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership."

"Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting."