But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder.

Jimi... He was the gov'nor and that's it. He was brilliant, wasn't he?

When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible.

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

I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness.

Combing my hair doesn't make me a better musician.

Listening to as many guitar solos as possible is the best method for someone in the early stages. But saxophone solos can be helpful. They're interesting because they are all single notes, and therefore can be repeated on the guitar. If you can copy a sax solo you're playing very well, because the average saxophonist can play much better than the average guitarist.