On Eye of the Zombie, I had so-called studio musicians.

You got to hidey-hide, you got to jump and run again. You got to hide-hidey-hide, the old man is down the road.

That song has the full extent of my mandolin abilities; I'm not a good mandolin player at all.

You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other.

My papa said son don't let the man getcha and do what he done to me.

I think at times the very strong feelings I have about my country coincide with my musical ability, and I'm able to actually turn it into music, a song or even hopefully a memorable song, sometimes. You may find it surprising, but I'm a very intense, proud American. I love being an American.

The Telecaster doesn't really sound that good for the kind of rock and roll that a lot of people played.