Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run.

Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run.

I'd rather work than not.

When I got to LA and was with the James Gang, I got the opportunity to write a lot, to play in front of large audiences, make some money.

You're in direct contact with the music by having the strings under your fingers. It's not mechanical like a piano.

I'll hear something in my head, then eventually play it. But it's a subconscious thing. Most of the time I really don't know what I'm playing.

When I first colored my hair, my mother loved it. I got kicked out of school when I was 15, just for my hair.