It's called the mysterious rhythm of life, ... I can't quite account for it. It's probably an addiction, quite honestly. I need that shot of stage every two or three years.

We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

The electric guitar was vital in helping what I've achieved where would I be without it? Playing awfully quietly, for a start.

There's just certain styles of playing that you do play in your own way. Maybe it's in the way your fingers bend, for all I know. And so whenever you pick up the guitar it's not so much the sound of the instrument itself, it's like the ting that you add onto it-the attitude.

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.

I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.