Lonnie was ahead of his time, but at the same time he was right in there with Albert Collins's Cool Sounds.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You'll find so many of the guitarists from the '60s will all say Lonnie Donegan was the influence.
I wish I could have performed with Jeff Buckley, but I missed my chance.
I've always had a soft spot for Phil Collins. He's a great vocalist.
There's no place in the world you can go and not hear rock-and-roll, from Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to Phil Collins.
Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and the noise. And you had James Taylor and everyone went acoustic and that.
Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence, that was a big thrill. He's completely out of his mind.
I actually have huge respect for Lorne Michaels. I think that guy is really something.
Lorne finally said, Do the Blues Brothers thing. The response was amazing. People went nuts.
While the Beatles always had George Martin around to clean up their act, the Rolling Stones had Andrew Loog Oldham to coarsen theirs.
I think Perry Ferrell put independent music on a very good path with Lollapalooza.