Rock 'n' roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands I went that way because I wanted a home of my own. I had a family. I had to raise them. Let's don't leave out the economics. No way.

I think I see her, please let me off this bus. Nadine, honey, is that you?

The Big Band Era is my era. People say, 'Where did you get your style from?' I did the Big Band Era on guitar. That's the best way I could explain it.

Praise doesn't mean anything to me. I don't judge myself.

A contract is an ask game, and if it asks for an hour, and I submit to an hour, then it's an hour. When I look at a contract, I look at the obligation - where, when, how long, the compensation. If I agree to it, that's the way it is. I have an obligation. They have an obligation.

Actually I'm writing as best I can, in order to keep the momentum and the career there, but I want to live.

This is my 1963 Ford. It was the only car I could A-Ford.