You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.

Some of my most outrageous nights- I can only believe actually happened because of corroborating evidence. No wonder I'm famous for partying! The ultimate party- if it's any good- you can't remember it.

What interested me about Chuck Berry was the way he could step out of the rhythm part with such ease, throwing in a nice, simple riff, and then drop straight into the feel of it again. We used to play a lot more rhythm stuff. We'd do away with the differences between lead and rhythm guitar. You can't go into a shop and ask for a "lead guitar". You're a guitar player, and you play a guitar.

What is life but playing with time?

I have no idea what the audience makes of me.

The rock's easy, but the roll is another thing.

If you're cool, you don't know nothing about it. It just is, or you ain't.