Hardest of all, as one becomes older, is to accept that sapient remarks can be drawn from the most unwelcome or seemingly improbable sources, and that the apparently more trustworthy sources can lead one astray.
I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.
When you train a horse on a daily basis, you're a part of the horse's movement, you're a part of his motion. Everything that the horse experiences is coming from you. There's a total connection -- a true friendship -- and the connection touches the soul completely.
Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
I try to sing whatever the music makes me feel. And we play so much music from the other records at shows that I hope no one will miss the old style too much.
Working pretty much nonstop as an artist, the hardest thing is to know what to do with yourself when you have some time off. You struggle with yourself to take a vacation.
I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just to survive. Otherwise I feel like I'm falling asleep, like I'll go crazy if I don't do it.
I pride myself in being physically the best that I can be, whether its cardio, strength or quickness.
I am still in touch with my Secret Service agents, most of whom are retired now. They really get to be your friends. They watched me grow up, and most of them had little kids, so I was kind of giving them a warm-up of what was coming.
We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees.
To know what life is worth you have to risk it once in a while.