"Nothing like a little 'Elegantly Wasted' and 'Suicide Blonde' to get you going on a long road trip especially when you're driving in the middle of nowhere and your only company are some trees and the occasional Stuckeys diner. It's good music to keep you revved up and going when you're bored as heck driving down the road."

"There are some things that are comforting in life: A hug from the wife and kids, waking up on a Sunday morning and watching some football and listening to Bono rock out. These guys have been around pretty much my entire adult life and are one of those bands that has a couple of tracks on my life's soundtrack."

"Speaking of my life's soundtrack, there's no doubt that the Boss is on there. Man oh man, Springsteen is like Brett Favre was before the retirement. One moment you're talking about how great he was and the next moment you're completely in awe of what he is accomplishing right in front of your eyes. That's true of Springsteen in the studio and in concert."

"Nothing like a little post-punk sound from England, baby! I love this band even though they haven't done anything recently. Their stuff from the late 70s and early 80s populates a couple playlists on the traveling IPod."

"If you're doing late 70s, early 80s rock then you have to have The Cure. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I wonder if I could pull off hair like Robert Smith's?"