I Bad A Piano Long Before I

I Was Into Playing American Music, Especially The Blues.

What I Always Try To Do Is To Respond To The Song; I've Always Rebelled Against Theory.

The Music You Make Is Shaped By What You Play It On ... If You Feel That You're Not Getting Enough Out Of A Song, Change The Instrument - Go From An Acoustic To An Electric Or Vice Versa, Or Try An Open Tuning ... Do Something To Shake It Up.

While Listening, To Things Like Western Swing, For Instance, I'd Work Something Out In My Head, Then Play It On My National; Not The Same Song, But One That Captured The Feeling Of The Original Tune.

I Don't Like Definitions, But If There Is A Definition Of Freedom, It Would Be When You Have Control Over Your Reality To Transform It, To Change It, Rather Than Having It Imposed Upon You. You Can't Really Ask For More Than.