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"I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands."
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"The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records."

"Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're great artists."

"There's a part of me that wishes I'd never said one single solitary word on any subject publicly. Then I could have been the tortured poet, and there's so much mileage in that. But it's too late to stop now."

"When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man without any clothes on. And that can be fun - it depends how much of an exhibitionist you are, I suppose. I quite enjoy it."

"To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity."

"I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me."
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