But seriously, the older I get, the more I want to hear melodies.

Years ago I noticed guys with banjo strings, so I tried them. When I did a solo they sounded fine, but when it was over the strings would be out of tune.

I became tired of playing with orchestras.

America is so vast that people buy records mainly of groups they've seen.

If you hold your guitar against the amp you might get a harmonic feedback, or you might get nothing. But that's what interests me: Playing with electricity.

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.

I get turned on by soccer shoes; I listen to Renaissance music - those are the things that really stir my soul.

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.