"I really don't like showing people how I play things; it's a little embarrassing because it always looks so simple to me."

"I don't think I'm a difficult person to work with. I just have a very clear vision of what I want."

"I don't like to talk about myself. I like to talk about music."

"I don't like to be conventional."

"I always thought I'd be dead by 30, then dead by 40 and on and on. Now I'm 55 so I didn't even die at 50."