Musician

I never tried to kill myself or anything.

But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair.

Today, they're just up there for the money, just packaged and be gone.

I love the fact that 35 years later, I still hear my songs on the radio.

I have three adopted children with Phil, and for years I was fighting in court with him over being able to see my kids. I was always going back and forth to California, going to court, and I was never able to get a project going.

Every act I see, their whole act is choreographed. I'm sick of seeing these dancers. The only reason they have them is they don't have enough talent to get people dancing themselves.

I love my songs, let's not get crazy here.

But I don't really like to discuss Phil anymore.

Well, first of all, they're all about the music and all I care about in my professional career is the music.

Kill Rock Stars allowed me to put out a real genuine rock 'n' roll record.

Most of the groups I worked with 30 years ago are either dead or dead broke. And it's a shame.

I think Behind the Music is good for people like Leif Garrett and Motley Crue.

Back 20 years ago, I was recording with Bruce Springsteen, and his producer called me and said I had to be in the studio the next day to finish the sessions, and I couldn't. I had to be in court, in California. All this took like 10 years out of my life.

We had the skirts with the slits up the side, sort of tough, sort of Spanish Harlem cool, but sweet too.

When I do a concert and people put their hands in the air, they're doing it on their own.

I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy.

Stage performing is a dying art form.

So don't get me wrong, I love my songs, and I still love hearing them. That's history, baby.

I mean, Janet Jackson? She's like Michael Jackson with hair.

My honeymoon night was spent on the floor in the bathroom with my mother.