My playing is fairly straightforward, really, and everything's pretty much standard no frills or special effects.

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

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

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

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.

I'm not a collector, however, and I have no desire to own 50 or 60 guitars.

Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry. You said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die". There's a place for us, you know the movie song. When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?