I don't hear record companies coming up with any good ideas or suggestions. Historically, if it ain't their idea, it ain't no good, so you got that to contend with.

My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I'm home.

If you give it good concentration, good energy, good heart and good performance, the song will play you.

Music is the language of heaven.

Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it.

I played some Yamaha drums that I like a lot. And I like the Yamaha people a lot too. They've been really nice to me and The Band.

New York, it was an adult portion. It was an adult dose. So it took a couple of trips to get into it. You just go in the first time and you get your ass kicked and you take off. As soon as it heals up, you come back and you try it again. Eventually, you fall right in love with it.