There's so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world, but we live in different ones.

My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than.

As far as being a 'player's player,' you've only got to go to Nashville or Argentina and you can forget about it. The world is full of amazing guitar players, and you know it, and I know it...it's a humbling experience.

When you point your finger 'cause your plan fell through You got three more fingers pointing back at you!

Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug.

There happened to be guitar classes at the college, and there was a guitar teacher there with whom I used to play. In addition, I also would go out into country schools and teach little kids basic guitar and singing a few times a week.