I just started off on my own by learning the regular chords then the barre chords. Then I'd lean the notes that would go with them.

Blues teaches you to develop coherent solos, because the form you're playing over is so basic. You have to develop leads that go someplace.

When you come from the Midwest, you have a more open mind than if you come from the West Coast or the East Coast.

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 used to try and take things in leaps and bounds. Now I've realized it's got to be step by step.

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

I have my own style, but it's different for each kind of music. There are certain little characteristic things every player has.