I'm an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.

Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.

Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.

It's been up to me to inspire me.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There's one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.

Always let your inner light shine. By doing so, you not only light a path for yourself, but also light a way for others.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

Yoga's an amazing release.

I've always been able to let stuff go when I'm done with work.

I toyed with the idea of pursuing a career as a lawyer just because I like to argue.

When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected.

The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

There is not true intimacy between souls who do not know how to respect one another's solitude.