I Thought, 'my God, This Is Like

My Identity Shifted When I Got Into Recovery. That's Who I Am Now, And It Actually Gives Me Greater Pleasure To Have That Identity Than To Be A Musician Or Anything Else, Because It Keeps Me In A Manageable Size. When I'm Down On The Ground With My Disease-which I'm Happy To Have-it Gets Me In Tune. It Gives Me A Spiritual Anchor. Don't Ask Me To Explain.

The Only Planning I Do Is About A Minute Before I Play. I Desperately Try To Think Of Something That Will Be Effective, But I Never Sit Down And Work It Out Note For Note.

When I Look For What I'm Going To Listen To I Go Backwards. I'm Always Going The Other Way You See. Most People Are Trying To Figure Out 'how Do I Get In The Fast Lane Going That Way?'. I'm Going In The Other Direction. I Wanna Find The Oldest Thing To Do.

I Couldn't Believe How Good Jimi Hendrix Was It Was A Really Difficult Thing For Me To Deal With, But I Just Had To Surrender And Say, 'this Is Fantastic.'

I Mean, It Didn't Matter To Me That There Were People, It Didn't Matter That I Was Shy Just The Sound Was So Captivating That It Helped Me To Get Rid Of Those Inhibitions.