I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.

Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain.

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

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

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.

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.