I taught myself how to play the guitar, so I basically learned by a system of making mistakes.

I love being a dad. I'd have more kids if I could. I'd take a couple more, one or two more before I croak.

Stand on the stage in front of 15 people or 15,000. Have them look up to you and tell you how wonderful you are, and if you don't think that's a great feeling, okay, then you're unlike me.

I know Mick Jagger wouldn’t tour without Keith Richards and call it the Rolling Stones.

For me, success is being able to give back to your friends, your family, your community, those in need and the world entire.

As a musician and a guitar player, I can noodle as well as anybody. But from my background as a session musician, I always try to play what is called for by the lyric and listening to the song. As a writer, that's what I do, too.

Going through the grief period of my dad and losing him - that was the worst thing because you know when you get that call. When you are seven, eight years old, you have that almost vision in your mind of what that's going to be like and what your going to feel like and it doesn't prepare you.