"I don't like the word 'artist.' It's too pretentious."

"There is no way that you can grant a man the freedom to worship as he pleases, or not to worship at all, and still pass laws telling him what he can and cannot read, or what he can and cannot see."

"The essence of rock and roll is rebellion."

"I believe that if you want to get something done, you have to do it yourself."

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer and an airline."