I heard the tongues of angels and the tongues of men and it all sounded no different to me.

Either I'm too sensitive, or else I'm gettin' soft

People have different emotional levels. Especially when you're young. Back then I guess most of my influences could be thought of as eccentric. Mass media had no overwhelming reach so I was drawn to the traveling performers passing through.

No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.

I realize I don't do a very good job in keeping up to date, but I try to.

When it came time to hire a guitar player ... I didn't even have to think about it ... Mike Bloomfield was the best guitar player I'd ever heard.

Happiness is not on my list of priorities. I just deal with day-to-day things. If I'm happy, I'm happy – and if I'm not, I don't know the difference... Knowing that you are the person you were put on this earth to be – that's much more important than just being happy.