I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of the stage and whacked 'em on the side of the head.

I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection.

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

I always felt people should live with animals.

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

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

Music is an attitude. It's a sensation to the average person, to the human being. And keep it simple, stupid. That's always been my theory.