When I Started Doing Sessions, The Guitar

The Idea Of A Hypnotic Riff As The Prime Mover Of A Piece Of Music Has Been Around For A Long Time, Whether You're Talking About The Delta Blues Or Music From Middle Eastern And African Cultures.

So Many People Are Frightened To Take A Chance In Life And There's So Many Chances You Have To Take.

Let's Just Say I'm Like A Ship Passing Through Storms, Resting In Ports Now And Then Until It's Time To Continue The Journey. I Once Told A Friend, `i'm Just Looking For An Angel With A Broken Wing - One That Couldn't Fly Away.'

I Remember One Particular Occasion When I Hadn't Played A Solo For, Quite Literally, A Couple Of Months. And I Was Asked To Play A Solo On A Rock & Roll Thing. I Played It And Felt That What I'd Done Was Absolute Crap. I Was So Disgusted With Myself That I Made My Mind Up That I Had To Get Out Of It. It Was Messing Me Right Up.

There Is Far More Sensitivity In Acoustic Guitar Players Than Could Ever Be Compared To Any Synthesizer. That's A Personal Point Of View But That's The Way I See It. I Think That's What It's All About. The Drive, The Fire, The Passion - It All Comes Out On The Guitar.