If 6 turned out to be 9, I don't mind.

They've imitated me so good that sometimes I hear people copying my mistakes

Telephone message on his manager's answering machine shortly before dying of heroin overdose: I need help bad, man.

I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.

The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar.

Music is going to break the way because music is in a spiritual thing of its own. It's like the waves of the ocean. You can't just cut out the perfect wave and take it home with you.

I wouldn't say that I'm the greatest guitarist ever. I'd say probably that I'm the greatest guitarist sitting in this chair.