It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords

When I was a kid, I liked the newer music that was coming out. I have never really felt confined by any style of music. I would play in bands that were soul bands or that played standards - any kind of music that I enjoyed playing.

Around '75 when the recession hit, club owners started going to disco because it was cheaper for them to just buy a sound system than it was to hire a band.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments.

I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out

I like being on the road, living in hotels. While I've got a real nice house, I go crazy when I'm there.