That old funny-shaped bit of wood is still staring me in the face every day saying 'come on, you haven't started yet!' It's infinite.

Things turn out better by accident sometimes. But you can't organize accidents.

I play purely from the heart, y'know, and so if it doesn't work the first couple of hours, forget it.

That old funny-shaped bit of wood is still staring me in the face every day saying 'come on, you haven't started yet!' It's infinite.

There was mass hysteria in the Chess Recording Studio when I did the "Shapes of Things" solo ... they weren't expecting it, and it was just some weird mist coming from the East out of an amp.

After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.

A lot of solos I hear sound so incredible, but they sound like somebody practicing. They sound a bit soulless - fiery, but at the same time, lacking in spirit and soul.