The great British blues guitarists of the Sixties - people like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Peter Green - could play like virtuosos, but they also understood the importance of energy and intensity

The really pop country stuff can sound a little bland because they put in strings and horns and all of that.

I've come to realize that you live on through recordings; they're like a musical diary, a window into somebody's soul.

Take life on life's terms - one day at a time. And have fun while you're doing it.

Berry's On Top is probably my favorite record of all time; it defines rock and roll. A lot of people have done Chuck Berry songs, but to get that feel is really hard. It's the rock and roll thing-the push-pull and the rhythm of it.

I don't think there's anything anybody's doing that the Beatles didn't at least try at some point.

The media plays up celebrity a lot, but it doesn't hold a candle to being a scientist. There's a lot to be said for what they all do, and are trying to accomplish.