Billy Squier

“My music has been called heavy metal, but that's not an accurate description. I'd rather call it articulate rock because it expresses many feelings and emotions.”

“Success hasn't changed me at all. I'm still the same cocky, arrogant guy I've always been. The only difference now is that I'm busy all the time.”

“I'm not a poet. So the writing process is a difficult one for me.”

“Usually, when I'm having a good time, I don't think about it that much. I tend to become more reflective or introspective.”

“Certainly, I don't believe in rebellion for its own sake. But I think if you strive to do something in an individualistic way, you just become a rebel by definition.”

“I'm happier in a garden.”

“I take songwriting very seriously and I wouldn't want anything I do to be construed as frivolous or mundane.”

“For me, music is just one road. I dont have a specific pursuit; generally. I just try to be more aware of myself.”

“Singing is the form I've chosen to express myself. It's the way I emote best.”

“It's very important for me to try to get to the people. I'm not shy. It's nice to give the fans a little extra, to let them inside.”

“I just started exploring the guitar and seeing where it would take me.”

“I would never dispute the fact that music is my greatest love.”

“I don't know if anyone necessarily looks at themselves and what they do as being terribly significant one way or another.”

“I don't like pictures of me showing my hair sticking up in back.”

“I don't have to forsake my career as a musician. I know how to write songs - that's not going to leave me. But I think it's good to explore some other avenues.”

“So everybody is trying to play like Eddie Van Halen. I think it's rubbish. I think Eddie's great, but everyone's trying to do what he does and it doesn't make for a lot of interesting music.”

“I never try to create a different personality or anything like that. I'm not like David Bowie or somebody like that, who changes personas each year.”

“But I don't let my bad feelings rule my life. I acknowledge them because I can't pretend they aren't there.”

“Heavy metal to me implies a relentless, pounding, hitting-people-over-the-head music. Trend setters tend to dismiss it as basic and simple, but all the time that little trends keep coming and going, the Bob Segers, Bruce Springsteens and the Billy Squiers keep staying.”

“I mean, I would always like to play bigger places and play for more people.”