I do really believe that all guitarists have a different character that comes through, that's a strong character, the stronger the person is.

Music is the one thing that has been consistently there for me. It hasn’t let me down.

I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing.

I don't deal in technique. I deal in emotions.

I can communicate far better on a guitar than I can through my mouth.

My favorite guitar solo of all time was Elliot Randall's on 'Reelin' In The Years'.

You can't overthink the music. Mood and intensity can't be manufactured. The blues isn't about structure; it's what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it.

I have a voracious appetite for all things, worldly and unworldly.

I believe every guitar player inherently has something unique about their playing. They just have to identify what makes them different and develop it.

I always thought the good thing about the guitar was that they didn't teach it in school.

The greatest satisfaction is not the decoration. It is knowing that I am able to help someone who needs help.

Sacredness is spirituality.

It's the most important decision I've had to make since 1978 when I decided to get abikini wax. [On his running for California Governor]

One of the most difficult things is the first paragraph. I have spent many months on a first paragraph, and once I get it, the rest just comes out very easily.

My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.

Everybody feels like [a misfit] at different points in their life. If you feel like who you are is right for you, then you are beautiful.

Literature has become my life.

Nap time over. Gonna go be active. Do it people!!! In the end all you have is your health.

The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become.

I can make a movie about Lee Harvey Oswald and make you feel what he feels and make you understand why he believes what he believes. That doesn't mean I think you should go out and shoot JFK.