I've watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me.

I never saw music in terms of men and women or black and white. There was just cool and uncool.

Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp. My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby - nothing more.

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them.

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.