To Hell With The Rules. If It

I Think Clapton Is Brilliant. He's The Only One Who Moved Me. The Only One Who Made Me Want To Play The Guitar.

I'm Not A Rock Star. Sure I Am, To A Certain Extent Because Of The Situation, But When Kids Ask Me How It Feels To Be A Rock Star, I Say Leave Me Alone, I'm Not A Rock Star. I'm Not In It For The Fame, I'm In It Because I Like To Play.

I Went To The Zoo One Day And Saw A Chimp Playing With A Beat-up Acoustic Guitar In A Way I Had Never Seen Before. Instead Of Using The Pick The Chimp Was Banging The Neck And Tapping It With Its Fingers. I Knew The Chimp Was On To Something So I Practiced This New Technique In My Room For Hours Until I'd Perfected It.

Eventually You'll Take The Phrases And Rhythm Patterns You've Copped And Begin To Put Your Own Mark On Them

It's Always A Catch-22 Situation. They Hate You If You're The Same, And They Hate You If You're Different.