But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.

From the beginning, I knew intuitively that if nothing else, music was safe, and that nobody could tell me anything about it. Music didn't need a middleman, whereas all the other things in school needed some kind of explanation.

It's taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man's voice. Because I only liked old men's voices. As a kid, I didn't like pip-squeaked singers.

I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.

Whatever your standing in life, the most important thing is behaving in ways that help other people. It's the same with music. I am a servant of the music ... and if I get caught up in ego, I'll lose everything .. it'll burn and that's a guarantee.

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.