 I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings. |
| When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible. |
| When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess. |
| I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I just want to be able to quietly watch a band. |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing. |
| When something is not good, it's bad. Period. |
| I feel like I own the stage. |
| I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk. |
| I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant. |
| But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder. |
| Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant. |
| Those record companies don't know what's happening at all. |
| I'm very moved by Renaissance music, but I still love to play hard rock - though only if it's sophisticated and has some thought behind it. |
| I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling Stones much anyway. |
| Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated. |
| I criticize my own work pretty harshly. |
| What's the point of re-releasing an album? The original sounded good, why change something about it? |
| If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts. |
| I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing. |
| I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness. |
