We have lost contact with man's natural desire for the exalted, for a concern with our relation to absolute emotions.
Jimi. . . He was the gov'nor and that's it. He was brilliant, wasn't he?
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.
Health-wise, I couldn't have said what my life expectancy would've been if I'd just carried on doing solid blocks of stand-up.
Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis.
You have to acknowledge a problem exists before you can actually go about finding a solution.
I don't really have dream roles. Every single time I've gotten a great job, it's far exceeded my expectations and my dreams.