Give me a guitar and I'll play; give me a stage and I'll perform; give me an auditorium and I'll fill it.

I grew up playing in clubs - that's my spiritual stomping ground.

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

I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I'm gonna blow you both away.

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.

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.

I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men.