I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.

I never look forward, because I have no idea about how any of it happened to getting here. I've no idea how the next five years are going to be.

If children are studying the 20th century, I'm in their text books.

I knew the words to 25 rock songs, so I got in the group. Long Tall Sally and Tutti-Frutti, that got me in. That was my audition.

I got my first guitar when I was 15, and I just used to fool about with it, more or less, as time went by, though, I got more interested.

I think globally and act locally.

Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical.