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.

When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the euphoric hook that keeps me wanting to continue.

There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know many of them

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

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

You can have fun, but you also have to put on your thinking cap every day

I never did heroin, because I thought that meant I was doing heavy drugs, which shows you the insanity of doing drugs. I probably should have done heroin, because I understand heroin actually makes you feel good. Cocaine just makes you stupid.