I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits.

I feel like I own the stage.

When something is not good, it's bad. Period.

When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag.

I like leaping around on stage as long as it’s done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits.

When you’re recording, if you’re not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess.

I don’t use the twang bar anymore. It’s become too popular.

When I was 20, I didn’t give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible.

A lot of blues guitarists play with only three fingers, and they can’t figure out certain runs that require the use of their little fingers. Classical training is good for that.

I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he’s pure showbusiness.