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

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.

I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant.

A lot of blues guitarists play with only three fingers, and they can't figure out certain runs that require the use of their little fingers. Classical training is good for that.

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.

I criticize my own work pretty harshly.