In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying.

In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying.

You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo.

But, what did happen is I went to Woodstock as a member of the audience. I did not show up there with a road manager and a couple of guitars. I showed up with a change of clothes and a toothbrush.

Geez, I wish I could tell you I had a whole bunch of '80s hair bands, you know something you really wouldn't expect, but I don't know that the music police would be that surprised, because most of the stuff that I am influenced by is in evidence in the music.

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.

I'm seeing and hearing lots of B to B instruments, and everybody isn't, you know, using them... a lot of these guys are trying to do it on conventional guitars, although that has its own sound, and maybe its okay.