"I don't think I'm a difficult person. I just have a strong sense of artistic integrity."

"When I went over to the States to promote Outrider, everyone was telling me I was a blues guitarist. I'm not a bloody blues guitarist. I'm a guitarist."

"I really don't like showing people how I play things; it's a little embarrassing because it always looks so simple to me."

"I've always been drawn to the eccentric."

"I don't like to be mundane."