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

- Jorma Kaukonen

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

- Jorma Kaukonen

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…

- Jorma Kaukonen

Just because a guitar is old doesn't make it good... I've seen guitars that were old but weren't as good as the reissue ... for me, it's not the age …

- Jorma Kaukonen

I can only be me. I do what I do, I'm not a jazz player. ... I don't play jazz standards, at least not in any recognizable way. It's not my turf but …

- Jorma Kaukonen

My dad is from Ironwood and the last time I was in Marquette was in 1995 when my dad was still alive. Dad would have loved this. Even though my famil…

- Jorma Kaukonen

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…

- Jorma Kaukonen

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

- Jorma Kaukonen

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 …

- Jorma Kaukonen