“I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension of my soul.”

“Every song is like a painting.”

“I surfed Dana Point, San Clemente, and of course Huntington Beach. Every morning, you could find me at the hot water pipe.”

“Guitar Player Magazine says Dick Dale is the father of Heavy Metal, blowing up 48 amplifiers, creating the first power amplifier.”

“There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around.”

“I make jokes because humor is the greatest healing factor that there is.”

“You couldn't not like someone who liked the guitar.”

“The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal.”

“The string slices into the skin of his fingers and no matter how tough the calluses, it tears. But this beat is fast and even though his joints are aching, his arm's out of control like it has a mi...”

“Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.”

“I was a wedding singer as a teenager.”

“I grew up watching my dad be a singer, so it's something I've always been interested in.”

“Our souls are always looking for love, and hearts wait to treasure it.”

“His gut was stitched up good and tight, but that didnt prevent it from flopping. He wiped his damp palms on the legs of his jeans and stood up shakily, leaning heavily on his cane.He called himself...”

“Never fall in love?""Always," said the count. "I am always in love.”