Schools, the first thing they cut is music programs. They don't realize how important music is to kids.
I like to come up with the melodies, and I have a lot of ideas as far as structure goes.
I quit my band in New York City in 1969 and I got really angry at them. I got angry at one of my guitar players and I dove over the drum set and we got into a fight.
I do that a lot of authors still do not do is allow people to write directly to me. I get about 50 fan letters a day, and I answer every single one of them myself. It takes a lot of time and sometimes it's a pain in the neck and I answer the same questions over and over. But the truth is these people come to my readings clutching these letters saying, "You wrote me back. I can't believe you wrote me back", and I think it really means a lot for them to know that the author values them just as much as they value the author.
I realized when I was taking care of my problems that the band is all I really care about.
I said the same things to Axl [Rose] that everyone said to me when me and Joe Perry were fighting.
People love Axl [Rose] with the original band, they love him on his own but they want to see him with the original guys.
I've seen whales calving in the waters off Maui, and I've watched my children being born. But music is the most beautiful thing of all.
I had gotten one of the first Korg synthesizers with 300 presets.
Sing with me, sing for the years. Sing for the laughter'n sing for the tears.
I guess I am a feminist of sorts. I love women so much, and I celebrate the feminine in me because I appreciate it so much.
The fact that I'm still constantly smiling is a remarkable thing, but I love getting out on the road, meeting my fans. I love hearing them say wonderful things and I love being able to thank them in person for reading me.
