I had to learn chord shapes... I bought books with chord charts. I used to listen to all kinds of pop music.

Blues music is becoming more and more popular than it ever was. I'm always meeting people on the road that are really young, and are guitar players.... male and female.

I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. ...both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with.

The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar taste and aspirations and like music as much as you do.

I've never stopped learning.

The Blues scene now is international. In the '50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in America. But from the '60s onwards it changed

I've written lots of songs on the piano. My mother had a piano and it was the first instrument I played

The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique

I never advise anyone to sacrifice something else because of music, but then I don't see why they would have to anyway.

I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.

What I've always lacked is a really strong band to back me up.

He passed through her with his soul caressing hers goodbye. And in that final hour he was with her one last time.

By telling lie you can hide the truth, but u can't reject it.

Monetary policy does not work like a scalpel but more like a sledgehammer.

Some reviews give pain. This is regrettable, but no author has the right to whine. He was not obliged to be an author. He invited publicity, and he must take the publicity that comes along.

Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so. Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

It doesn't matter how good the card is if the issuance process is flawed.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

All that makes existence valuable to any one depends on the enforcement of restraints upon the actions of other people.

Every man's credit is proportioned to the money which he has in his chest. [Lat., Quantum quisque sua nummorum condit in area, Tantum habet et fidei.]

Without dreams, there could be no despair.