My dad was president of the Finlandia Foundation for a number of years and there was a period of time when he tried to get me in. I'm glad I finally got in.

I don't care if my lettuce has DDT on it, just as long as it's crisp.

The blessing of this music is that it is fun to do and it keeps evolving.

If you make the same mistake 3 times, that becomes ‘your arrangement’

We do a wealth of stuff (live), drawing from over the years.

I'm not sure I ever pleased Ian [Buchanan] with my progress, but he continued to tolerate me. I had to work at everything that I did. Well, it wasn't work; it was fun actually.

I liken feedback to the effect of when you go surfing; you can get pummeled by a wave, but if you balance the forces right, you can have a dandy ride ... that's pretty much what feedback is.

With the bass it's another thing. I don't need to use alternate thumb-picking as much. Even though Jack says he loves it. My thought is that it might irritate him somewhat.

I believe every single person on this planet is a dreamer but you have to make a vigorous effort to make it in life.

The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.

There's a sense here in L.A. that everybody's aware of everybody all the time. It's funny but we choose it. People who are here want to be here, including me.

Half the world is below average and it's not going to get any better.

Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.

I used to be a serious sneaker addict, but I've moved on a little bit from those days.

I'm not posh or common, I'm in between.

As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.

I don't know their names. Their names have been erased from my memory banks. If I tried to bring 'em back, I'd get shocked.