The guitar is the coolest instrument in the world.

I wanted to be a composer before anything else. And my sister was listening to Led Zeppelin in the other room! When I heard that, it was a game-changer.

I was always one of those guys who was a seeker after truth. I want to know what's going on.

My past is very interesting, and I treasure it, but to write about it, it's just not on my radar.

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

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

Lenny Breau was a genius - inspired and really loose. I loved how he used the guitar as an extension of his inner freedom, because, obviously, on the outside there were a lot of trainwrecks going on. But when you listen to him play, you hear what kind of guy he really is