There's more power in the simpler things, I think.

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.

Whatever you have chosen to be your priority, set a time to it and be focused on achieving it.

I have failed many times, and that's why I am a success.

Never feel powerless when you have the power of love.

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

White people who are doing this work need to make their stories known to serve as guides for others.

It's okay to be ambitious, it's okay to be over-prepared.

Money issue looms so large in art now. And it has absolutely nothing to do with art.

I love Merion and I don't even know her last name.

Words are just words.

Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere.