When You're Around Someone Good,

I Had Given Up The Guitar Between '75 And '78. I Completely Lost Interest. I Was Sick Of Hearing Other Guitar Players And I Was Tired Of My Tunes.

A Lot Of Blues Guitarists Play With Only Three Fingers, And They Can't Figure Out Certain Runs That Require The Use Of Their Little Fingers. Classical Training Is Good For That.

Stevie Ray Vaughan Was Very Intense. Maybe That's What Caught Everybody's Attention. As A Player, He Didn't Do Anything Amazing.

I'm Very Moved By Renaissance Music, But I Still Love To Play Hard Rock - Though Only If It's Sophisticated And Has Some Thought Behind It.

When I Was 20, I Didn't Give A Damn About Song Construction. I Just Wanted To Make As Much Noise And Play As Fast And As Loud As Possible.