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" They used to complain at school that I looked out of the window for long periods of time - that sums up my life. I like to look out the window, do nothing, daydream. "

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" 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. "

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" Simplicity is the key. "

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Key

" When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess. "

" I can never remember what I do even in the studio. "

" I think a lot about death more than life, because we're going towards death. "

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" Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated. "

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" I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck's great to listen to. "

" What's the point of re-releasing an album? The original sounded good, why change something about it? "

" I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness. "

" I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits. "

" I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar. "

" 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. "

" I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I just want to be able to quietly watch a band. "

" In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players. "

" I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk. "

" Those record companies don't know what's happening at all. "

" When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag. "

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End

Waiting

" Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing. "

" Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous. "

" Hendrix inspired me, but I was still more into Wes Montgomery. I was also into the Allman Brothers around the time of those albums. "

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Still

Inspired

" Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only. "

" If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage. "

" I feel like I own the stage. "

" Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. "

" I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline. "

" But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder. "

" I never work out my leads. Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous. If someone says, 'That was good; play that again,' I'm not able to do it. "

" Combing my hair doesn't make me a better musician. "

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Hair

" 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. "

" I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain. "