My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string the bigger the sound. My smallest string is a 14 gauge.

I always felt people should live with animals.

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

I've got holes in my guitar.

I'll just tell you the way it is. You ask me what time it is and I'm gonna tell you how to build a clock.

I can play every instrument there is, every horn, I've played all the saxes and trumpets and everything and keyboards.

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.