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

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 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.

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.

I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always sing these neat romantic songs.

I grew a love for helpless, defenseless things. People would give me lions and jaguars. I had cheetahs, monkeys.