The tone is in your fingers, not in your amp or effects.

I was a kid, 12 or something, when the Partridge Family was big on TV. I liked the curly cord running from the bass to the amps, which were real fancy. That cord looked so cool. I said, 'Wow! I gotta play something like that!'

A good solo is like a book. It will start out in a phrase, it will go on in paragraphs, and then it will have a great ending.

Acting, at least for me, is very unreal, and when I'm doing it, I actually feel embarrassed.

I like my voice, but I can't deliver as much as I wish I could.

It is only the most elite of elite musicians whose unconventional approach becomes convention.

I've learned over the years that you're going to be most successful at the things you're most excited to do. Every artist has a special set of tools. When you really use those tools, and you make yourself feel really good about the product you create, I think you'll find an audience for it. I've been very fortunate in that respect.