To be honest, I don't listen to groups, really. Hardly ever. I know I'm in one, but I don't like them very much.

I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation.

My technique is laughable at times. I have developed a style of my own, I suppose, which creeps around. I don't have to have too much technique for it. I've developed the parts of my technique that are useful to me. I'll never be a very fast guitar player. I don't really know what to say about my style. There's always a melodic intent in there.

I’m not interested in teaching books by women.

I don't even think whether I play the blues or not, I just play whatever feels right at the moment. I also will use any gadget or device that I find that helps me achieve the sort of sound on the guitar that I want to get.

I actually learned the guitar with the help of a Pete Seeger instructional record when I was 13 or 14.

The music tends to be an expression of one's darker moments.