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

I'm now comfortable playing a lot of the old songs, and I've gotten out a lot of the old equipment.

I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission.

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've studied a lot of great people over the years - Pete Seeger, James Brown - and tried to incorporate elements that I've admired, though I can't say I dance like James.

I loved Western Swing and Hank Williams' music, and I now know that it's a 6th tuning that gives you all of those classic licks.