People do not make wars; governments do.
I'd been through crappy day jobs and stupid garage bands. I was determined to make it as a musician.
A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat.
The soul of rock 'n' roll is mistakes, and making mistakes work for you. The people who shy away from mistakes and play it safe have no business playing rock 'n' roll.
Reading music is like listening to flowers. I don't understand the concept.
Stick with your heart and you'll be fine.
I try to write for highest common denominator. I don't write for dumb people. I figure if everybody doesn't get it, that's OK. Someone bright enough will get it, and that's who I write for. It's probably not the way to make million-sellers. What can I say? I won't apologize for trying to write for smart people.
I would have specific books [when I was 12 or 13] that had pages that I knew had sex on them that I would go and read.
The only thing I consciously avoid is playing the victim. I think women are portrayed as the victim in so many things, and I really like women with strength - although I feel now I may have gone overboard by playing so many strong, sassy women.
But in the end, we learn we can forgive most people. The cushion of mortality makes their wrongdoing seem less dark, and whatever roads they traveled seem less foolhardy.
There will be new and exciting filmmakers to come and movies that will be great successes.