The principle is competing against yourself.

Gibson ES 125 was a real instrument, this was in 1956. I started learning; I had a vision of a sound.

I notice guys playing the piano playing a part up here and a part down there, and I wandered why couldn't I do that on the guitar?

There are a lot of guys kind of on the bubble that can either be that sort who turn into journeyman kind of guys that will find a new spot or guys that can make a claim to be in one place for a long time. You can name a lot of names this year, an unusual number. And I think that most of them will be OK.

I really wanted a guitar. As A little boy I used to tell people I was going to be a musician. They would humor me, and I'd make up thirty minute songs and drive them nuts.

When you're an elite athlete, it's a very special moment in time and you don't want it to end.

The end is here, and you don't want be here. You are the best in the world at something, and you know you are not going to be that great at anything else.