Musician

Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that important to me? No. Is it something I've aspired towards? No.

I'm really not about changing my image.

It's funny: when I started playing bass in 1984, you had guys like Paul Simonon fron the Clash, John Paul Jones, Lemmy, and Nikki Sixx was the head guy in Motley Crue, and you had all this post-punk stuff like Magazine and Killing Joke where the bass sort of lead the way. Not that I picked it to sort of be a main dude, but it intrigued me.

I find in my career that I never know what's going to happen in two months.

I have a wife and two kids.

You never know what's around the corner.

Playing with Iggy pulled me back in for a while and reminded me of what I love about music.

I got to the point of insanity, but I also got out, but during the insane times, I felt invincible, and I felt creative and wonderful, too, but I was also hiding something.

Whenever Boston comes on, I play air guitar.

'Chip Away' is somewhat of a rail against cable news and divisive agendas... all for the almighty dollar.

I didn't graduate high school.

I do love the term 'rocker.' The word itself imbues a ton of imagery and romance. But I don't think a rocker needs to have AC/DC and Metallica and the Black Keys rumbling through their car speakers speeding headlong into the night.

When you're a musician, you are around your peers a lot, like Slipknot and Alice In Chains... you name the band. We're all just kind of friends.

Keep a meter on your fear. Fear can cripple you.

Axl did sometimes have volatile actions, but I knew that guy as a whole - all the good stuff, too.

I have mutual funds. I have a lot of individual stocks. I'm across the board, really well diversified.

I learned, by the time I was twenty, I'm not gonna die from a panic attack; you feel like you're going to.

I don't have resentments towards anyone I played with or to the guy who bullied me in the sixth grade. I've worked through it.

Attending Seattle Central was an awesome experience - it taught me a lot about discipline in a great way.

'Mr. Brownstone' is always a fun song to play because it's got that beat, and you see people bouncing.