I was always drawn to the roots music, bluegrass, blues, early rock - Sun Records, Elvis [Presley]. And I still love that music to this day. Memphis never gets the credit. It's much more musically rich than Nashville ever will be. Nashville manufactured that hokey-hillbilly image way back.

One of the things that benefited me that anyone can learn is classical technique. That shows the orchestra that exists within the instrument.

The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.

Music saved my life a few times because I could play the stuff rednecks loved. They thought I was great and they wondered why I didn't do that all the time.

My playing style is very eccentric and mostly self taught.

I was known to spout off about [ politics and religion] sometimes, especially in my drinkin' days! It was pretty dangerous actually.

I will be a missionary in a remote village at some point.