If you don't have an album or you don't have any tune, you can't start.

I don’t care about the rules. In fact, if I don’t break the rules at least ten times in every song, then I’m not doing my job properly. Emotion is much more important than making mistakes, so be prepared to look like a chump. If you become too guarded and too processed, the music loses its spontaneity and gut feeling

I was interested in the electric guitar even before I knew the difference between electric and acoustic. The electric guitar seemed to be a totally fascinating plank of wood with knobs and switches on it. I just had to have one.

Nowadays music is as disposable as a McDonald's wrapper.

I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.

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

At the end of the day, there are a hell of a lot of notes being played out there and I defy the average middle-American or the average punter to differentiate between them.