I am writing better Stephen Sondheim songs than even Stephen Sondheim is writing.

I believe rock can do anything, it's the ultimate vehicle for everything

Songwriting is best. It's the hardest ... finest ... tightest. It also requires the most discipline.

I want to age with some dignity.

I don't really know any other musicians like me. I grew up backstage with my dad who played in a post-war dance band, so I always feel at home at a venue.

Rock is very, very important and very, very ridiculous.

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.