If it works for the piece of music, I'm going to use it. I don't want to be limited any more than [Bob] Dylan wanted to be limited by not using an el….

I play guitar and I love the Beatles and melodic music..

I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Film….

If you play "I Don't Want To Know" by Fleetwood Mac loud enough -- you can hear Lindsey Buckingham's fingers sliding down the strings of his acoustic….

Some of the old folk singers used to phrase things in an interesting way, and then, I got my style from seeing a lot of outdoor-type poets, who would….

I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling Stones much anyway..

James Brown is the reason I play guitar..

If I try to write a song, I will completely fail to write a song. But if I'm just holding my guitar and I just start humming, then I'll have a song i….

But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen..

Then Bono arrived, and he meant to play the guitar, but he couldn't play very well, so he started to sing. He couldn't do that either. But he was suc….

So it's more the musician in me that makes me stretch out and try different things more than anything. But, like a lot of guitar players, I have one ….

Lenny Breau dazzled me with his extraordinary guitar playing... I wish the world had the opportunity to experience his artistry..

There's a weird period of learning how to play guitar where your fingers are constantly messed up a handful..

We've got horse property and there's other stuff to do. Like, four wheel driving, we barbeque, drink beers, sit around and play guitars and have a me….

In fact, Russell Crowe once phoned me up to see if I wanted to go to a party but I had to bring my guitar and perform Oh Jean..

I'm a very compulsive person, so I spend most of my time drawing or writing my diary, patching things up and carving bits of wood - I've carved two o….

There's so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum machine..

I started playing guitar at the age of 8 or 9 years. Very early, and I was like already into pop music and was just trying to copy what I heard on th….

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious and he always ….

I practiced two or three hours, sometimes none, sometimes six. It was very varied..

The guitar is an orchestra in itself..