I loved Western Swing and Hank Williams' music, and I now know that it's a 6th tuning that gives you all of those classic licks.

When I made Blue Moon Swamp, there was a lot of trial and error; I was trying to find people who would be simpatico with my style, and with what I had in mind for the album.

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

Now that I'm older, I like almost anything that's done well, even surf music and instrumentals; I really enjoyed the interviews with the Ventures in your magazine.

Long as I remember, rain been comin' down; Clouds of mystery fallin', confusion on the ground; Good men through the ages, trying to find the sun; And I wonder, still I wonder: Who will stop the rain?

Playing guitar is a never-finished journey.

You evil thing, why do you haunt me?

Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other.

There's a bad moon on the rise.

I ain't got no time for a Caribbean cruise, just give me a song and a beer.

Every suicide is a solution to a problem.

Consistency is the belt that fastens excellence in position. If you don't do it repeatedly, you'll not excel in it.

The thing to remember about a kick is you go for his twigs and berries" ~Declan~

Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.

In our inherent contradictions as humans, and in order to validate our own pain, we deny the pain of others. But it is in acknowledging the pain of others that we achieve fully our humanity.

People talk a lot about the Jackson's but then when you think about it, there is quite a lot to talk about.

I think that most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don't, I think that's weird.

When I left, it was for you. Coming back was for you. There’s nothing you can say, nothing you can do that would make me leave you again.

A theory with mathematical beauty is more likely to be correct than an ugly one that fits some experimental data.

I'm the last in the line of Russells and Chamberlains.