I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.

The way that I'm working now is basically the way I've been working since I was a kid: Find the greatest artist in whatever you do, and rip them off with respect. I think there's a big difference between ripping off with respect and ripping off in disrespect.

It's a hard thing to explain, but the more I arrange for strings, the more I realize the possibilities.

When I was about 15, I picked up the guitar and learned how to play by going through Beatles chords books. I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog.

In order to make a normal-sized record, a singer songwriter should have a couple dozen finished songs. Once they go through the process of production, the ones that scream out at you that they're finished are the ones that make the record.

I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.

Every record turns into whatever the listener gets out of it.