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"Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock."

"With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds."

"I didn't know that you were supposed to tune the guitar to an open chord, and I learned to play slide with a normal tuning. I think it's a little more melodic that way and doesn't sound so bluesy. Of course, if I could play like David Lindley or Ry Cooder, I'd be a happy man!"

"I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn't seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it."

"I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something."

"I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar."
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"It's a lot more comfortable, I must say. Ummm, I didn't think I'd be playing with another band, I kinda thought I was through with that, but I make an exception because they're nice people."

"I still have people saying to me, 'Oh, you're still together?' They don't realize Leppard's been around this whole time, because people just don't get to hear us."

"I actually knew I was going to be perfect for Def Leppard, sorry I hate to say that but I knew it."

"If there is any justice in the world, then eighties rock will never again serve to blight humanity as it did in that dark decade!"

"Being a songwriter, singer, and a great part of a unit is more important than being Joe Guitar Hero."

"I don't know how anyone could vote Republican. It's so obvious that their only interest is keeping the rich rich."
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