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.

I don't like English bands. They're too structured.

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.

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

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

The best money I made was panhandling.