Carnegie was a life-long dream because I was a born New Yorker. I was born in upstate New York, and we've played Radio City, and we've played The Beacon, but Carnegie was this mystical place, you know?
You often see lifestyle over substance in L.A. Some rock stars dress up like they're going to play a gig when they're just going to the 7-Eleven store on a Tuesday night.
Being a niche kind of artist, you're not going to make a lot of friends in the traditional music biz.
If I'm soloing, I usually try to start with a theme, which will often stem from the blues.
I'm a self-loathing slide player. Some people like the way I play slide - I hate it.
There was a rumour that I was buying Gibson. It circulated around the Internet... And I just go, 'How well off do you think I am?' I play blues-rock for a living. It's like a vow of poverty.