When I Was 16, The

I Always Thought If A Guy Could Play The Guitar, He Must Be Something Really Special.

The Celebrity Thing Is Such A Thing In Itself Now.

There'sthemeat Eaters And There'sus. And That'stheway I Look At The World.

I Think If I Lost An Edge, Or The Music Didn't Have The Aggression Or Whatever, Which Is Maybe One Of The Hallmarks Of What I Do, If Indeed It Is, I Still Think If You Have Something Original In What You Do And You Keep Doing That, Then You're All Right.

For My 21st Birthday, I Think My Mother Wanted To Give Me A Watch, Or Something, You Know, Some Kind Of Traditional Thing. And I Said, "well, If You're Going To Buy Me Something, There's A Gibson Melody Maker Guitar Advertised In The Paper For 60 Dollars. Do You Think I Could Have That?" And I Think That She Was Very Disappointed That At 21 I Was Still Messing Around With That Sort Of Thing. She Didn't Understand What It Was All About. But Now She Understands It, And Likes It.