Every Guitar I Own Gets Used And

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

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

What I Always Try To Do Is To Respond To The Song; I've Always Rebelled Against Theory.

I Used To Go To The School Folk Club With My Songs When I Was Only 13 Or So And Say "this Is A Traditional Folk Song" And Sing It With A Bad Irish Accent To Disguise The Real Source.

As Far As Being A 'player's Player,' You've Only Got To Go To Nashville Or Argentina And You Can Forget About It. The World Is Full Of Amazing Guitar Players, And You Know It, And I Know It...it's A Humbling Experience.