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

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

Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen.

The only new technology that interests me is when it sort of throws me back soundwise. And I can think, "Wow, that means I can go onstage and sound like Scotty Moore now and again!"

The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.

I like it here in Austin. Anybody got a room?

It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.