Musician

I've always enjoyed Cheap Trick.

My advice to new artists is to forget about all of this and take acting and dancing lessons and become a video star.

My dad loved Les Paul, and I wanted to be just like that.

I kind of enjoyed having people complain that I wasn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than I think I'll like being in it.

Growing up, I was always around adult musicians who played for their entire lives. So that's what I wanted to do, and I always had that in mind.

I wake up every day excited to play.

Just trying to make my music as good as possible and to keep performing and just keep moving.

Journey was a jazzy jam band when they first started. They were very out there.

I'm very proud of my dad.

I was born to be a musician.

Vinyl's like a really juicy steak compared to like a kind of tough steak or something. It's really good. And once you listen to vinyl and get a chance to hear it, I think anyone will enjoy it more than they will digital.

My strongest message is: 'Never give your songs away. Never sign a contract you can't get out of.'

Being talented was a hard way to make it. But I made it on my talent and songs.

What the hell is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and what does it do besides talk about itself and sell postcards?

I think the audiences abroad are older and come from a more mature society. They have a different understanding of whats happening as art.

Right before I moved out to San Francisco, I played in Buddy Guy's band.

I've known Chicago for 50 years; we used to play shows at the Avalon Ballroom.

Blues is one of the most important art forms. It's an amazing music, and we don't want to lose it.

For the longest time, I was uninterested in dealing with EMI Records.

When Chuck Berry came along, what he did was more rock & roll than it was blues. It was more exciting. He was like the next step. I thought his first single, 'Maybellene,' was the greatest song in the world.