I think guitarists are really over-admired and over-revered.

I think It's a bit of a disappointment that a lot of people's Golden Age of music is still the '60s.

As soon as you impose Western chords on an Indian scale, something great collapses.

Obviously there will be a backlash. If you believe the hype you have to believe a backlash too. Any criticism we get, is always stuff we've already criticized ourselves.

I remember when I was in my late teens just getting rid of lots of records, realizing I only ever listened to them when I was reading, or watching TV, or doing something else.

But over a period of time It's the melodic things that are in my head all day.

I suppose, counting back, if the Beatles had been influenced by music in the same length of time ago - you'd have to put that into better English for me, thank you - they would have been like a banjo orchestra. They would have been doing show tunes.