I can't play to that! - on Rock Band - Neil Peart

You can't get together with three people and say, 'we want a career spanning 20 years and a really loyal following — here's the plan.' We just did what we thought was right, made music we liked, and hoped other people would too. So far, that's been the secret formula.

Life is just a candle, and a dream must give it flame... -- The Fountain of Lamneth (1975)

Every audience, I feel like we have to earn them — we have to earn their dedication and their expenditure of time and energy and money to be there every single time, every show. It's an old show-business thing, but I really feel you're only as good as your last show.