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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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