I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, 'You should never sing the lyrics out very clearly.'

Advice to rock gods: drugwise, stick to Ibuprofen, decaf lattes, and pale Pilsners ... If your stomach is not a flat slab, please leave your shirt on while performing ... If your girlfriend asks you to choose between her and your music, sell your instruments immediately - especially if you're a drummer ... Finally, go easy on the supermodels, don't forget to tune, and remember: a tiny bit of dry ice and lasers goes a long way. Ditto with tattoos.

Keith Richards is the only man who can make the Osbournes look Amish.

Pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.

What is soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

Youth has many glories, but judgement is not one of them, and no amount of electronic amplification can turn a belch into an aria.

Rock is a corruption of rhythm and blues which was a dilution of the blues, so that today's mass-marketed noise is a vulgarization of a vulgarization.