One of the reasons I took up the guitar was I didn't want to speak to anybody. I really felt uncomfortable speaking to people, so I took the guitar up so I could hide behind it. I'm not comfortable explaining things, because my brain doesn't work that way.

If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.

I criticize my own work pretty harshly.

The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.

I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular.