Just as a blues player can play 20 blues songs in a row but find a way to make each one different, ... I always want to find different ways to do something

Solos I kind of [couldn't] care less about. I know most people probably think that's what I care most about, but it's really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I'm working on.

I've always done 'the wrong thing' and had a pretty wonderful time doing it.

When you hear something you don't like, don't ever play it again.

My inspirations don't come from outer space, they just come to me. I have no idea why they come when they do.

R.I.P. Steve Jobs. I bet you're busy right now revolutionizing and redesigning the afterlife for all of us to enjoy when our time comes

Basic anatomy. That has got to be the ongoing frustration: Why can't my fingers do what I want them to do? Not being able to play what I hear in my head - that is the ultimate source of frustration.