At the Muddy Waters thing, I played the first song by myself on an acoustic guitar. I thought that was great that y'all did that tribute to Muddy Waters. I had a real good time.

I was just a punk-rock kid who never played acoustic guitar.

If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song.

What resonates with me now is the acoustic guitar and piano.

If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.

But the reality is when you write a song, you should be able to strip away all the instruments and just have a song right there with an acoustic guitar and a voice, and the song should be good.