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

I never sleep alone. If there is no one to sleep next to, I'll sleep next to a stuffed animal. It makes me feel secure and safe. It's a little embarrassing to admit it; I'm an old man now. It's important to me though.

The electric guitar meant that you could have a band with a drummer and a couple of guitars. And that put a lot of horn players out of work.

I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.

Its called a playground, but its nearer to a battlefield. It can be brutal

Well, I'm not putting death on the agenda. I don't want to see my old friend Lucifer just yet. He's the guy I'm gonna see, isn't it? I'm not going to the Other Place, let's face it.

Everybody thinks you reach a certain age and you're a grownup, but it's not true. Nobody grows up until the day they croak.