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"I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living."
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"If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy."
"He is the king. If it hadn't been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar."
"I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands."
"I would walk down the hall with my guitar and play for anyone that would listen. As a young kid I was really driven and I was going to make it happen no matter what."
"Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated."
"If I'm playing with Ozzy it's just a guitar thing. But with the vocals I feel like I'm studying for the SATs."
"But my role is to just apply the skills I've learned over the years: you listen to the guitar, you listen to the vocal melodies, you listen to the rhythm, and you come up with something that helps you take the song somewhere."
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"I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to."
"Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music."
"It's difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost."
"I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what they wanted to say."
"Both my parents worked, so I was home alone a lot, and I would listen to their records. They belonged to the Columbia House record club, so they had records!"
"You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you."
"I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs."
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