It used to be that I could talk to someone in Texas and nobody would hear about it. Now, the moment I open my mouth it's all over the world. The second I say something, guys in Germany know about it. It's basically a wonderful thing because more information is spread, but you have to keep your mouth shut.

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.

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

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.

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

People by themselves can be pretty stupid. People working together can be very powerful.

Somebody's going to wake up and their job in life is going to be to make guitars. There are a lot of good, talented people.