I also became inspired by impressionist painters such as Renoir, and wanted to do the same sort of thing with music-portray whatever mood strikes me the way Keith Jarrett does on piano.

I started playing jazz by slowing down Tal Farlow records and analyzing his runs

My folks were country music performers. They made records and even did a few tours with the Grand Ole Opry. There always were a lot of guitarists around.

I’ll always be a student, because I think of music as never ending.

Friendship isn't a science mudboy. Just do what you think is right.

Was this new self awareness a gift or a curse?

Open your heart and find your Destiny

Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world.

London is a modern Babylon.

If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?

It's learning how to negotiate to keep both sides happy - whether it's for a multi-million dollar contract or just which show to watch on TV, that determines the quality and enjoyment of our lives.

Good thoughts keep off bad thoughts. They must themselves disappear before the state of realization.

The last time I'd seen the Minotaur, he'd been wearing nothing but his tighty whities. I don't know why. Maybe he'd been shaken out of bed to chase me.

I'm a little bit of a weirdo - I'm kind of a loner, I didn't go to college, I spend a lot of my time reading. I've been working since I was 17, so that's sort of been my life.