I think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously.

I didn't sit down and work out other people's material; I've never believed in that.

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.

If I could sing, I wouldnt be a guitarist.

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 think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously.

The guitar part is the pivot of everything we do, so if you change the guitar part you no longer have what it is.