I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all the songs on it. There's some finger picking on it.

If there's anyone in space, what they'll learn about the human race will be listening to us talking on the car phone.

Once I've written a song, I sometimes refine them.

Well, I guess that early 12 string. The first Martin I bought. I bought it around 1957 with money I earned as a janitor assistant. I bought brand new. I still have that.

How many years will you crawl through this castle, so satisfied and still wanting more?

But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there.

Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.