The other thing in composition is opening up the unconscious..

From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes..

I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and….

When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions..

Well folks, that's about it for the show tonight..

I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my ….

I just want to be treated like an average guy..

There is something about guitars—maybe something magical—when played right, which evokes past, mysterious, barely-conscious sentiments, both individu….

Being worshipped is a horrible experience..

How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know..

I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk..

But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in t….

More American young people can tell you where an island that the 'Survivor' TV series came from is located than can identify Afghanistan or Iraq. Iro….

I also know that I am not a great technician..

As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself..

So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody else did that, I don't kn….

Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that..

See my father knew a lot about music, he played the piano and he would do theory and stuff like that, but I didn't learn anything from him, but I pla….

Well I was on the one hand, the more I played the guitar the more I began to really love the guitar and to love virtually any kind of music that anyb….