You got to hidey-hide, you got to jump and run again. You got to hide-hidey-hide, the old man is down the road.

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.

There is what we desire to do, and what we are able to do. When those two things don’t coincide, which path should we pursue to find happiness?

All success comes through other people.

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.

And to this day, my Mom is my role model.

Work: a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.

A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that moral issue.

The people who resist change will be confronted by the growing number of people who see that better ways are available; thanks to technology.

You are locked into your suffering and your pleasures are the seal.

The Internet is a bastion of negativity, and we get to sit there and voice our cute, little, important opinions.

Our estimate of a character always depends much on the manner in which that character affects our own interests and passions.