A lot of people said to me, 'Enough with the guest vocalists for a while. We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!'

When my father passed away two or three years ago, I didnt listen to music for four days - thats a long time for me.

I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that's okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can't ever rest on your laurels.

The energy of devils and angels is the same energy; it's how you use it. It's fuel. There is a saying: If you scare all your devils away, the angels will go away with them. You know, the halo and the horns are the same thing. I mean it's OK to be spiritually horny - that's what creative genius is all about. Geniuses don't have time to think about how it's going to be received... they don't have time to think whether people like it or not, is it morally right, will God like it?

Whether you are doing it in the bar, the church, the strip joint, or the Himalayas, the first duty of music is to complement and enhance life.

There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.

There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.