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

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

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