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"I am very grateful for all the opportunities life has given me."

"My mission in life is to be kind, compassionate, caring, sharing and loving in order to feel the deepest joy of life."

"The spirit of life, the spirit of peace."
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"When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs."

"On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me."

"I'd better be on the road, or I'll be going nuts. I'm not the kind of guy who sits around with a pipe and slippers watching soap operas."

"I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of bounds."

"Les Pauls work out real well for me because I'll beat the hell out of them and they'll still work. The only trouble with them is finding good ones."

"As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and be a band member."

"I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments."

"If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little dictation machine with me because I'm too lazy to write."
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