I've come to the conclusion that I'm not supposed to be married.

Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world.

When I got out of high school, I thought, I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school.

I got tired of playing other people's songs.

Rock 'n roll was born in the South, man. It's like saying rock-rock.

I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.

There's only one cook in the kitchen, only one chef. I let the soloists do their thing - you've gotta let a man do a solo the way he wants - but as far as picking the tunes and working on the arrangements, I take full responsibility for it.