I thought, 'My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.'

In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.

the thing about pessimism is that in most cases it's nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.

I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.

I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.

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

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.