Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.
I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness.
Jeff Beck is my idol. . sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one. . I loved Frank Zappa. . . I do think Van Halen reinvented the guitar. . . he's an excellent musician, a shrewd guitarist and as a person he's wonderful.
But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder.
One of the reasons I took up the guitar was I didn't want to speak to anybody. I really felt uncomfortable speaking to people, so I took the guitar up so I could hide behind it. I'm not comfortable explaining things, because my brain doesn't work that way.
I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain.
The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.
The human longing for story is so powerful, so primitive, that it seems like something not learned, but locked into our genes.
A Jew is anyone who says he is.
If it rusts, it can never be trusted If its owner fails to control it, it will cut him Yes, pride is Like a blade.
I used to think that great art happened without argument, and maybe that’s not the case. Maybe the things that are most important in this life, you have to fight for.