I came in with a completely new perspective. I would write songs and they would pick tunes they felt were in the Purple vein.

I can't see. I used to wear glasses off stage. Now I'm thinking of getting a pair of contract lenses.

The best money I made was panhandling.

My first joint I smoked onstage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I smoked my first joint live.

I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something.

I can't do anything but play guitar.

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.