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

There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head.

All I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run.

Yeah, it is, because it's a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That's what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.

There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There's one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.

The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same - 95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure.

It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.