I don't like English bands. They're too structured.

I'll hear something in my head, then eventually play it. But it's a subconscious thing. Most of the time I really don't know what I'm playing.

My first joint I smoked onstage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I smoked my first joint live.

When I'm with Purple, I'm totally with Purple; when I'm doing my thing, I'm totally doing my own thing.

I have my own style, but it's different for each kind of music. There are certain little characteristic things every player has.

I can't do anything but play guitar.

You're in direct contact with the music by having the strings under your fingers. It's not mechanical like a piano.

If you're not having fun it's not worth doing.

I came in with a completely new perspective. I would write songs and they would pick tunes they felt were in the Purple vein.

When you come from the Midwest, you have a more open mind than if you come from the West Coast or the East Coast.

I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something.

Only you could be more important than what I wanted...what I needed. What I want and what I need is to be with you, and I know I'll never be strong enough to leave again.

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We've all got our own brand of crazy.

Open confession is good for the soul.

Let the past drift away with the water.

I'm grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.

Time makes ancient good uncouth.

I think that painting relates very neatly to inner travel and the exploration of inner worlds. With painting, I always get the impression that you're sort of entering into a shared space.

If I'm going to be held captive by social media, I'm going to use it against itself.

In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.