The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can't let them forget what the song is.

I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it.

As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am.

I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument.

Never give up on a good thing, never give up, never give up!

The greatest teacher is just going out and playing.

Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing thats lasting.

The less one remembers about the day before, the more the new day will be unfettered by triviality.

The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish.

Lenny Breau dazzled me with his extraordinary guitar playing... I wish the world had the opportunity to experience his artistry.

The first time I tried to sing along with my guitar, everybody in the studio booed. They all said it wouldn't work.

Pollution is nothing but resources we're not harvesting.

Faith in order, which is the basis of science, cannot reasonably be separated from faith in an Ordainer, which is the basis of religion.

Sorry, mom. Sorry, God.

Whoso neglects a thing which he suspects he ought to do, because it seems to him too small a thing, is deceiving himself; it is not too little, but too great for him, that he doeth it not.

I paid for my own education by scholarship until I left university.

Anybody who understands the justice system knows innocent people are convicted every day.

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.

Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.

Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.