I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant

The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work.

The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.

Lately, Ive been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though!

Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second.

If you polish things too much, it loses the feeling

It doesn't matter who you vote for. It's still the same billionaires that run the world.

Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn't even know what bass players did until I saw Cream.

If you are a pop band, don't say you're a metal band. Poison and Warrant were about as metal as the Backstreet Boys.

Every show on television has a downward trend because there are so many more things to watch. You can only deal with what is the benchmark of a hit series and 'Survivor' clearly remains a hit series.

Bug eating and backstabbing are the stuff of great entertainment.

I'm the kind of person who if I was playing the role of someone who got shot, I'd probably want to get shot so I knew what it felt like.

Singing shows are fun. Every viewer has their own opinion. We all know whether we think a voice sounds good or not. There's a play-along element. All these shows can be supported.

No one's going to watch The Bible on primetime TV.

I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith.

There are screens at the gas station, there are screens at the shopping mall. And they all need content.

He [Peter Pan] is a metaphor for dreams and faith.

You don't need to make shows about sex and drugs and violence to get ratings.