I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.
The States still has the best audiences by far.
It's great to have something you can be proud of.
It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They weren't very good. The singing was great, but the playing was a bit weak.
I have short hands. That's why I have to bend up to notes; I can't always reach the frets.
It's impossible to play a run with as much feeling as a single note. I've never been so much into runs as making single notes cry.