We do a wealth of stuff (live), drawing from over the years.

I don't care if my lettuce has DDT on it, just as long as it's crisp.

The blessing of this music is that it is fun to do and it keeps evolving.

If you make the same mistake 3 times, that becomes ‘your arrangement’

I'm not sure I ever pleased Ian [Buchanan] with my progress, but he continued to tolerate me. I had to work at everything that I did. Well, it wasn't work; it was fun actually.

I liken feedback to the effect of when you go surfing; you can get pummeled by a wave, but if you balance the forces right, you can have a dandy ride ... that's pretty much what feedback is.

My dad was president of the Finlandia Foundation for a number of years and there was a period of time when he tried to get me in. I'm glad I finally got in.

With the bass it's another thing. I don't need to use alternate thumb-picking as much. Even though Jack says he loves it. My thought is that it might irritate him somewhat.

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

The biggest adjustment from the minors was learning to spend $45 in meal money.

Joy is the best makeup. But a little lipstick is a close runner-up.

Nothing is going to stop Mike Tyson that doesn't have a motor attached.

I am speechless: I have no speech

I try to end every chapter with an air of suspense. I try to leave the reader wanting to turn the page.

You’re not going to suck.’’ ‘‘Not at the guitar, anyway,’’ Shane said, deadpan. Claire punched him in the arm. ‘‘Ow.

Middle age is the time of life that a man first notices in his wife.

I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.