I really have paid no attention to social media. It's never been something that I've done. There are people that put up tour dates and basically say what's going on, but I need to get more involved, because I hear about rumors that are absolutely ridiculous.
If I was in a zombie apocalypse, I wouldn't be playing music, because that would attract zombies.
The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.
I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while I go through manic episodes and really depressed episodes.
Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much.
There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.
Shoot the bad guys and I'll gladly sing a tune for you.
But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself.
Electric red hair is more for, like, people in their 20s and early 30s.
I played in Velvet Revolver, which is a raw, bombastic blues band with a punk rock edge to it. It's like everything is based around the blues, no matter what the groove is.
When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, 'This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records.'
I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted.
Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.
When you're in love, you've found your soul mate, you think life is going one way, and suddenly it's completely apparent it's not. You have to rethink your whole purpose.
Not many people are able to say that they had in their professional career the chance to perform in two bands that won Grammys and were multiplatinum bands.
For the most part, rock fans don't go and buy CDs any more, very rarely. It's pretty much about downloads and streaming.
I don't want to stay on the road for the rest of my life. I have two kids.
The Beatles have always had a big effect on me.
One thing that has really influenced me with Bowie where I've taken an approach from him is how he changes from album to album and has always modified his sound and his appearance. I think that's an important thing.
You can't be seen in your mid-40s wearing leather pants. No leather pants anymore.
