I wouldn't count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it.

A certain death of an artist is overconfidence.

The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me.

I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.

I didn't want to get attached to one guitar; I didn't want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable.

It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different.

I go through about two Fender mediums a night because I don't pick straight down; it's sort of sideways, and it shaves them off.

I don't tend to have a favorite album; I tend to have favorite tracks. There are flaws in every album that spoil it for me.

I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there.

It's impossible to play a run with as much feeling as a single note. I've never been so much into runs as making single notes cry.

When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward.

absolute equality not possible . what is possible, we can honour the qualities in each person .that would reduce this gap

There was a moment of silence as they imagined a future in which there existed an organisation that stole imagination for, undoubtedly, a sinister plan.

Your busyness cannot stop God's business to save his children.

We turn now over the debate of the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero....The controversy has raised profound questions about religious tolerance and prejudice in the United States.

I know I'm not a saint, but I'm not the guy I'm made out to be by others.

Destiny is not something that happens all at once-it's something that happens only in retrospect.

In the fairy tale you mentioned last night, I would probably be the villain. But it's possible the villain would treat you far better than the prince would have.

Adam was created, as it were, intoxicated with rejoicing toward God and was delighted also with all the other creatures.

Grand Thoughts that never can be wearied out, Showing the unreality of Time.

The way you look for songs, you find yourself looking for little signals and clues about life and how things are.