I can play every instrument there is, every horn, I've played all the saxes and trumpets and everything and keyboards.

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

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.

My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string the bigger the sound. My smallest string is a 14 gauge.

I always felt people should live with animals.

I can play every instrument there is, every horn, I've played all the saxes and trumpets and everything and keyboards.

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