All I Am Certain Of Right Now

I Tried When I Was 13, When My Grandparents Gave Me An Acoustic Guitar, And I Tried For A Year. It Hurt So Much To Play. I Mean, The Fingertips Hurt So Much, I Gave Up.

When I Was In Nashville, Tennessee In 1970 With Derek And The Dominoes, I Went Into This Shop And They Had A Rack Of Strats And Teles - All Going For $100.00 Each. I Bought A Handfull And Made Blackie Out Of The Body From One, The Neck From Another, And So On

For Me, The Most Trustworthy Vehicle For Spirituality Had Always Proven To Be Music.

My Original Interests And Intentions In Guitar Playing Were Primarily Created On Quality Of Tone, For Instance, The Way The Instrument Could Be Made To Echo Or Simulate The Human Voice.

Well, I Think Part Of My Gift, Or If I Have One, Is That I Love Listening.