Don't be hard on yourself. And take as many chances, risks, as you can..

The whole idea of music, from the beginning of time, was for people to be happy.

The past is a stepping stone, not a millstone..

All I can say is that it's amazing what you can accomplish when you're young and foolish..

I'm not a flowerchild or anything like that... whatever it was..

I think that passion and love and pain are all bearable, and they go to make love beautiful..

There's still time to change the road you're on....

I'm not a sad old hippie - I'm a joyous old hippie..

As we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls..

I've lived a life which has been pretty much full up with ambition, ideas, stimulus, creativity, some negativity which I try and avoid..

I listen to the crowds [laughs]... I like Blind Melon very much..

I haven't lost my innocence particularly. I'm always ready to pretend I haven't. Yeah, it is a shame in a way..

I'm so aware of the fact that if I hadn't taken the chances that I've taken along the line, I probably wouldn't be getting the best out of my voice a….

I think I could sing and shear a few sheep at the same time..

Life isn't moving quickly - time moves very quickly. But I don't really have a schedule now that's very challenging. I make the calls and I call the ….

The States were much more fun. L.A. was L.A. It's not L.A. now. L.A. infested with jaded 12-year-olds is not the L.A. that I really dug..

Boredom is a horrible thing..

I think I surprise myself..

I daresay one good concert justifies a week of satisfaction at home..

It's part of me to get off on those moments where... well, what people would call attention. Obviously, that isn't the be-all and end-all of life, bu….

I know that bands that haven't put out a record for 10 years are playing to 20,000 people a night. But that's not the achievement..