Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.
If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.
The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument.
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.
Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.
I criticize my own work pretty harshly.
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'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 don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular.
Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
