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* for entertainment only - history is not an exact science - dates and quotes not guaranteed for accuracy.
The blues had a baby, and they called it rock 'n' roll.
Art must give suddenly, all at once the shock of life, the sensation of breathing.
To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
I feel exactly the same as I've always felt: a lightly reined-in voracious beast.
Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.
The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?
The only moments I have when I play that are worth anything to me are when I can blissfully ignore the people I am supposed to be entertaining. [...] Until it happens, or if it doesn't happen, I am miserable....
I'm only interested in heavy metal when it's me who is playing it. I suppose it's a bit like smelling your own farts.
What I have in my heart and soul, must find a way out. That is the reason for music.
I did cocaine basically for sex. My sexual fantasies were all played out while I was on cocaine.
Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt > privileged to be paid for what I love doing.