I'd gone through periods where I didn't work live performances for probably seven or eight months at a time.

I was working at this club in downtown L.A. from four to eight at night, just Eddie Rubin, the drummer, and I.

All summer long we spent dancin' in the sand, and the jukebox kept on playing Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

But I always loved songs with great lyrics.

If you're going to get into music, you've got to learn the 12-bar blues.

The first amp I had back in the '50s was a small Fender.

I took care of myself. Basically I'm a vegetarian, I run every day, I exercise. I kind of control my living habits. I try to get a good night's sleep every night, I don't stay up all night and do all that stuff.