Passing the vodka bottle. And playing the guitar.

If you don't know the blues, ... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

He's been working on his electric guitar since we've been off the road, ... He's always been a great acoustic player, but the electric always seemed to run out of his hands. Now, I think he finally tamed the beast.

Mick playing great guitar helped, ... I sleep downstairs and the studio is upstairs. One night I thought I was hearing this old Muddy Waters track I didn't know, but it turned out to be Mick working on a slide part for Back of my Hand . He's always been a good, smooth acoustic player, but the electric seemed like an untamed beast for him until this year. When I heard him this time I thought, 'My God! The boy's finally got it'.

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

Give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string; I wouldn't get bored anywhere.