People didn't know certain things about me, which... I was out of creative writing class in school, Syracuse University; had a B.A. in English and wanted to write the great American novel but I also loved rock and roll. I was in bar bands all through college, playing fraternities and have to know all the songs in the top 10. That kind of thing.

The most important thing is work.

I've always believed that there's an amazing number of things you can do through a rock'n'roll song and that you can do serious writing in a rock song if you can somehow do it without losing the beat.

One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.

Eve kissed Able, that's how he got murdered by Cain.

I don't like overdubs, never liked them.