Quotes

It's amazing how far you can get in this business just by showing up for your appointments on time.

Once you're selling, like, nine million albums, you're attracting people who aren't really your fans. You start getting the psychos, the people who sit at home and the radio talks to them.

We're the acceptable edge of the unacceptable stuff.

I was seven years old when The Beatles happened. So I listened to George Harrison a lot. The Byrds were a big influence. And then when punk rock happened, the whole thing made sense. I never did like guitar solos and 20 minute jams. And here's the Ramones: no guitar solos. I like rhythm guitar players. Whether it's Steve Cropper or John Lennon or Keith Richards: they can be really precise and melodic.

With the exception of Beatles [The Beatles] and Stones [The Rolling Stones], anyone I've ever respected since 1972 I've played with: Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Warren Zevon, Roger McGuinn. I've played with The Replacements, Hüsker Dü, John Fogerty. To have actually been on stage playing guitar with these guys - man, how lucky did I get?