My inspirations don't come from outer space, they just come to me. I have no idea why they come when they do.

Some of us are going to play faster than others. Hitting the right notes and getting your technique right is so much more important than speed.

I started out playing guitar because Jimi Hendrix was my hero, so my roots were really based on Jimi Hendrix and his style of playing.

Relax. Be yourself. Play a lot.

There's a fine line between giving the sense of freedom and being too free.

I've always done 'the wrong thing' and had a pretty wonderful time doing it.

It really sucks when music is so perfect you just don't need to hear it anymore.

Guitars are fun. There are plenty of different kinds to play. They look cool. They sound cool. Don't you want to play guitar?

When you think about where guitar playing is going today...: it's going everywhere at the same time.

Just as a blues player can play 20 blues songs in a row but find a way to make each one different, ... I always want to find different ways to do something

I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do.

Es gibt immer einen Punkt dabei, wo man nicht mehr weiß, ob man lügt oder ob das, was man erfunden hat, wahrer ist als man selber.

You don't scale a mountain with your mouth, but with your feet.

I'm always losing things.

It is true that in life, precious moments my simply fly, But deep in our hearts and souls, they will never die.

There's no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time.

There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.

If you want to sail your ship in a different direction, you must turn one degree at a time.

Unfounded fears about your competence and abilities can cripple your unique talents and gifts, which are waiting to be released.

The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.

If every other Jew had a weapon in 1939, there wouldn't be a Holocaust.