I'm very moved by Renaissance music, but I still love to play hard rock - though only if it's sophisticated and has some thought behind it.

Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.

When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess.

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.

I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I just want to be able to quietly watch a band.

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.

I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.