I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.

Sometimes if the guitar is the last thing to go on, it's very fresh.

There are times when I flick through magazines and think I'm in danger of becoming a prisoner of my own hair.

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.

Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.

I'm a much better musician than astronomer. I think the world got the right choice.

There's nothing I'm embarrassed about