I'm pretty good at letting people do what they are good at, that's why they're experts.

There are times when product is more important than people and sometimes the people are more important than the product.

Nobody gives twenty-five million dollars to anybody if they're not getting twenty-five million worth out of it. Forget it. It just doesn't happen.

I tried to make guitars that were close to what my heroes played. That's the way it's done. My experience is that you have to do it like a musician. You have to learn the language before you can learn to be a novelist.

I see money as a reflection of how much impact you're having on the world. I see money as a metaphor in a way.

The world is in great need of more music education. When students play music, it allows a part of their artistic mind to express itself, which is very important in helping to balance a child intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally.

I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world.