I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me.

My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it.

Jimi was a good guy 'til he got into drugs. That's the way it is. I just tell it like it is.

Buddy Rich was one of the most incredible technicians in the world, on this planet, but the only people he could really impress, who knew what he was doing was another musician or another drummer.

Every song is like a painting.

The kids called me King of the Surf Guitar. I surfed sunup to sundown.

I don't claim to be a musician, I didn't go to Julliard.