Say what you will about Gypsy women, but they are remarkable assessors of blues guitar talent.

I went to Boston College. It's a Catholic college, yeah I had a nickname there: Jew.

Without my family, I'd be something.

I really think I'm at the top of my game right now, and I have the tools that I've learned over the years, so I feel really good about what I'm doing onstage now.

The other thing is that I'm a pretty moody guy, but no one really wants to see a normal-looking guy complain about things or talk about being unhappy. That's hard. Most people are like, 'Well, you have all your hair and you're tall, so why are you unhappy?' That can be limiting.

I was born when my dad was 50... It's weird growing up with a dad that much older than you. We'd go to the movies, we're both getting discounts.

What I need is an Urban Thesaurus. I know what money is what I need is 600 different ways to say it.