I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.

I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.

Before the operation on my left hand I wasn't able to stretch my fingers open all the way. I've never had very big hands, but I could do the splits with them. Eventually I couldn't any more. I had a twisted tendon in my little finger that prevented me from being able to stretch.

I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.

I wanted a Gibson type sound, but with a Strat vibrato ... I bought a body from Charvel for $50.00 and a neck for $80.00 - I slapped it together, put an old Gibson PAF in it and painted it up with the stripes

I was so used to doing old blues licks with the first three fingers. When I started using my pinky and finding more spread things, that's when I started getting my own style.

The piano is a universal instrument. If you start there, learn your theory and how to read, you can go on to any other instrument.