And if it's not there - if that little melody is not in my head, or if I just don't really feel like picking up the guitar - I just don't do it.

I feel fortunate that I was able to step away from it when I wasn't interested.

I am not a jazz singer. I wouldn't place myself on that footing. I wouldn't even enter that arena.

From the time I moved to San Francisco in 1967 to play with the Steve Miller Band, there was a lot of support in the music community for one cause or another, but this one was special because it was put on by people who understood where musicians' hearts are.

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.

As a guitar player, you can gravitate to the blues because you can play it easily. It's not a style that's difficult to pick up. It's purely emotive and dead easy to get a start with.