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'm constantly being influenced by the soul that's directly in front of me.

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.

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.

Every song is like a painting.

When I start playing I'm just a rollercoaster of sound. I don't know what's coming next, I never do, and I sit and sign and talk to the people afterwards.