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When I went into this, I knew...

When I went into this, I knew that public life was going to be a very weird, fantastic and cruel sort of situation to be in. I think I'm ready for any lumps to come.

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Success came to me in my late...

Success came to me in my late 20s. I started touring when I was a teenager, so I had already seen the good, the bad, and the ugly side of the music business. Plus, setting up my own record company taught me a lot.

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All of the good things that s...

All of the good things that surround art - you have to embrace the idea that it could be a complete disaster. I think that's what gives it its artistic sparkle is that it really could crash and burn at any moment because you're going out on a limb and being very personal.

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'Flying In A Blue Dream' was ...

'Flying In A Blue Dream' was quite automatic. I was working on another song, and I took a break and picked up my acoustic guitar, tuned it strangely, and instantly wrote the tune. It's funny how you can struggle with one piece and write a better one in a minute. Usually, when things come easy, it means it's good.

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I think the main objective is...

I think the main objective is to move people, make people think in their heart. I personally am not interested in appealing to other musicians. To me, it's more inspiring to move someone who doesn't know anything about music but has a feel.

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Anytime you go to see a band ...

Anytime you go to see a band with a guitar player, there's always a fear of guitar overkill! That's a funny question. If you went to a Taylor Swift concert or a Jay-Z show, people would think, 'Oh, my God, I hope I don't get guitar overkill.' People come to our show for guitar, and there can never be enough.

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Just as a blues player can pl...

Just as a blues player can play 20 blues songs in a row but find a way to make each one different, ... I always want to find different ways to do something

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It's funny how you can strugg...

It's funny how you can struggle with one piece and write a better one in a minute. When things come easy, it means it's good.

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I started out playing guitar ...

I started out playing guitar because Jimi Hendrix was my hero, so my roots were really based on Jimi Hendrix and his style of playing.

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There's a fine line between g...

There's a fine line between giving the sense of freedom and being too free.

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Song ideas have come to me in...

Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song.

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I always use the Jeff Beck mo...

I always use the Jeff Beck model. Jeff Beck is just a genius, and he keeps getting better ... If there's anybody in your field you want to aspire to be like, it is a guy who does what he wants to do. Every record at least he comes out with one thing that makes everybodys' jaw drop ... I would hope that Jimi Hendrix would have done that, although, man, the odds are against him because he did so much in such a short amount of time.

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Solos I kind of [couldn't] ca...

Solos I kind of [couldn't] care less about. I know most people probably think that's what I care most about, but it's really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I'm working on.

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Basic anatomy. That has got t...

Basic anatomy. That has got to be the ongoing frustration: Why can't my fingers do what I want them to do? Not being able to play what I hear in my head - that is the ultimate source of frustration.

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Eee-nee-mee-nee-my-nee-moe ...

Eee-nee-mee-nee-my-nee-moe

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Guitars are fun. There are pl...

Guitars are fun. There are plenty of different kinds to play. They look cool. They sound cool. Don't you want to play guitar?

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When you're a guitar teacher,...

When you're a guitar teacher, you teach people for a few years, and you become comrades after a while. Because everybody eventually catches up to everybody else, and you want to help each other out - to see if you can make the dream a reality.

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I pride myself on being incor...

I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do.

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Guitarists shouldn't get too ...

Guitarists shouldn't get too riled up about all of the great players that were left off of 'Rolling Stone Magazines' list of the Greatest Guitar Players of all Time' ... Rolling Stone is published for people who read the magazine because they don't know what to wear.

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I write the songs first and i...

I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second.

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