(I was) my own teacher and pupil, and thanks to the efforts of both, they were not discontented with each other.

When one puts up a building one makes an elaborate scaffold to get everything into its proper place. But when one takes the scaffold down, the building must stand by itself with no trace of the means by which it was erected. That is how a musician should work.

Among God's creatures two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes, in order not to be separated from the man.

It is impossible to feign mastery of an instrument, however skillful the impostor may be.

I've had only three wives and three guitars in my life, though I've flirted with others.

The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.

Record the album after the tour.