Sometimes You're The Windshield; Sometimes You're The

While Listening, To Things Like Western Swing, For Instance, I'd Work Something Out In My Head, Then Play It On My National; Not The Same Song, But One That Captured The Feeling Of The Original Tune.

My Playing Is Fairly Straightforward, Really, And Everything's Pretty Much Standard No Frills Or Special Effects.

Last Time I Was Sober, Man I Felt Bad, Worst Hangover That I Ever Had. It Took Six Hamburgers, Scotch All Night, Nicotine For Breakfast Just To Put Me Right.

A Strat Was A Thing Of Wonder .. When I Was 14 Or 15, The Shadows Were A Big Influence, And They Had The First Strats That Came To England. I Like To Play All Kinds Of Guitars, But I Wasn't Getting The Sound I Really Wanted Until I Got A Stratocaster

There Happened To Be Guitar Classes At The College, And There Was A Guitar Teacher There With Whom I Used To Play. In Addition, I Also Would Go Out Into Country Schools And Teach Little Kids Basic Guitar And Singing A Few Times A Week.