Everything that came later... the roots are all there in the first album.

Music is the one thing that has been consistently there for me. It hasn’t let me down.

I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing.

I don't deal in technique. I deal in emotions.

I can communicate far better on a guitar than I can through my mouth.

My favorite guitar solo of all time was Elliot Randall's on 'Reelin' In The Years'.

You can't overthink the music. Mood and intensity can't be manufactured. The blues isn't about structure; it's what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it.

I have a voracious appetite for all things, worldly and unworldly.

I believe every guitar player inherently has something unique about their playing. They just have to identify what makes them different and develop it.

I always thought the good thing about the guitar was that they didn't teach it in school.

The greatest satisfaction is not the decoration. It is knowing that I am able to help someone who needs help.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

Mountaineers are one of the few groups to celebrate before the finish line. More mountaineers die on the descent than on the ascent.

What you encounter at your destination once you get there depends on the quality of this one step. Another way of putting it: What the future holds for you depends on your state of consciousness now.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

The servants must wait like ninjas for me to leave so they could render this place spotless again.

I'm not trying to be philosophical, but I really think it's my job to help children. And I don't care if people laugh.

In America you make your plans and then they happen.

Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes

I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.

My goal now is to remember every place I've been, only do things I love, and not say yes when I don't mean it.