I bought a Dutch barge and turned it into a recording studio. My plan was to go to Paris and record rolling down the Seine.

It makes me angry when people insist that I have a responsibility to do what they think I should do.

We've got to fool the fools, and plan the plans. We must rule the rules, got to stand the stands.

Rock music is important to people , because it allows them to escape this crazy world. It allows them not to run away from the problems that are there, but to face up to them , but at the same time sort of DANCE ALL OVER THEM. That's what rock and roll is about.

I don't need to fight / To prove I'm right / I don't need to be forgiven

Most of my songs are about Jesus. Most of my songs are about the idea that there is salvation, and that there is a Savior. But I won't mention his name in a song just to get a cheap play.

For an electric guitarist to solo effectively on an acoustic guitar you need to develop tricks to avoid the expectation of sustain that comes from playing electrics. Try cascades, for example. Drop arpeggios over open strings, and let the open strings sing as you pick with your fingers. It's kind of a country style of playing, but it works very well in-between heavily strummed parts and fingered lead lines.