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

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.

A lot of times I wish I would have learned to read music, but I'm very impatient.

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.

Once I was playing and moving around and I fell right on my back. Just straight on my back. It was the most embarrassing moment of my life.

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