I like to play with people who can play simple and are not threatened by other musicians thinking they can't play. And that eliminates 99 percent of the musicians.

Faith is not reason's labour, but repose.

In my life I have had various health threats: polio, seizures, a brain aneurysm. None of these things has really changed me much, although it is hard to say for sure. These are events that are part of my life. They make me who I am. I am thankful for them. They are scary.

Possessions and concessions are not often what they seem, they drag you down and load you down in disguise of security.

Remember when you used to watch TV in the Sixties and you'd see Perry Como in a cashmere sweater? That's what rock 'n' roll is becoming. It's your parents' music.

Though my problems are meaningless, that don't make them go away.

As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.