To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better.

People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys.

I don't think there is a musician today that hasn't been affected by Elvis' music. His definitive years - 1954-57 - can only be described as rock's cornerstone. He was the original cool.

The biggest challenge for me was Get Rhythm. I don't know why.

The jazz chord substitutions in a country song... that was another thing that bent people's ears. I guess that my favorites are the unique ones. It's not how fast you play. It's that unique blending of different stuff I'm most proud of.

I'm not God's gift to rockabilly. There's great players out there, and some of them deserve a lot more than they've gotten.

As a genre, rockabilly's post-Elvis profile has seldom been lower in the United States. Many labels that produced fresh bass-slappin' sides during the '90's are now out of business.