It's wonderful to read interviews by old blues guys - they talk about all their influences, they talk about who taught them how to play, and who they saw, and how they were determined to play that way.

Every year that goes by, I lose that much more motivation to play rock.

Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years?

If I had spent fourteen months in a small room with Jesus, I'd want to fist fight with him.

Actually, I was having dinner with Michael [Stipe, of R.E.M.] when our second album went platinum, which up until that point was the highest success we'd ever had. And he turned to me during dinner and said, 'Welcome to the deep waters, kid.' I'll never forget that.

You've got to be ready to be in a great relationship.

I want people to see me happy.