American Quotes

For a writer, children make life needlessly hard. I've muddled through a lot of things, but I have not muddled through my writing life. I work absolutely flat out, giving it my all.

Fear and hope are alike underneath.

America beats on you so hard the whole time. You are constantly being pummeled by other people's rights and their sense of patriotism.

There's a lot to be said for doing what you're not supposed to do, and the rewards of doing what you're supposed to do are more subtle and take longer to become apparent, which maybe makes it less attractive. But your life is the blueprint you make after the building is built.

You can never learn it all and I hope to continue my growth as a person and a musician.

We've got horse property and there's other stuff to do. Like, four wheel driving, we barbeque, drink beers, sit around and play guitars and have a merry 'ol time.

We don't have a lot of neighbors so we can blast the stereo.

Life has become serious for me, although I do like to party every now and then.

Joe Walsh is a great guy and and an unbelievable talent, I'd like to work with him again someday.

It's nice when they say I inspire them, it inspires me.

It's better for me to play with guys because Rock 'n' Roll has such an aggressive attitude.

I've got a great place, it's a country house.

I'm not much of a club goer because every time I do go I get in trouble.

I'm happy when I'm doing what I do best.

I worked at the cosmetic counter at a fine department store.

I was eleven and I wanted to play it because it was in my blood. It was a feeling I couldn't deny.

I think it gets boring (for the audience) for the lead singer to have a guitar hanging on them all the time.

I loved Herman's Head. And it was a great experience.

I like to travel. I love touring, I love playing.

I have no skanky guys in my band nor on my bus. If they are they get the boot real quick.

I have a lot of female fans.

I don't smoke, so they never sent me a copy.

I didn't tour Europe, because I didn't have any label support.

I did play every little note on the guitar on that record.

Don't get me wrong, I've seen some very excellent women musicians.

But when I record my next studio album, of course I'll do the lead vocals.

But duets are a lot of fun, I'd love to do another one.

I need that aggressive attitude to play my music and more men have that attitude than women.

Stiletto, I look at it more as an attitude as opposed to a high-heeled shoe.

Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen in rather narrow terms.