My family were all musicians. I really wasn't interested in school or anything.

For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs.

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.

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.

My family were all musicians. I really wasn't interested in school or anything.

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