"Nobody could understand why a guy would love his guitar, then all of a sudden turn around and try to destroy it. Jimi was just different."

"I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old."

"People shout out for songs and I don't even remember writing them."

"You gotta know when it's time to hang up. But when I finally go, let me go out on stage, my perfect ending. Don't let me go when I'm sick or asleep. Let me be in motion."

"It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you."

"I will play my part by singing the spirit into every open heart."

"I keep living life as it's dealt to me. Sometimes, it's not dealt 100 percent. Sometimes it's dealt on the low '30s."