"Next time we need to be on drugs and have lots of suffering and alcohol abuse going on while recording, I'm kinda picturing a Jerry Lee Lewis session from the mid Seventies."

"I can write music but I'm not much for words."

"In postscript let's just say that I am very fortunate cause I've gotten to work with a lot of great bands!"

"I am on sabbatical as of right now, been too busy to think of about my OWN needs as of late."

"I'm delighted to be Number 1, but next week I don't want people to buy my record, I want them to buy Band Aid."

"Hey bands, you're all welcome to fly me to some exotic location and I'll record you there, Y'know that right? You don't have to come to this God forsaken place. Hope I can visit you all in Australia one of these days that would be hot! We'll talk again soon."