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I guess I'm a real fan of older music, and that's what shaped my taste and the way I sing.

I still love a variety of kinds of music.

I'm now comfortable playing a lot of the old songs, and I've gotten out a lot of the old equipment.

I don't think the music that I do is nostalgic in any way; I don't think about going back to nice, old-fashioned music. I'm certainly influenced by old music, but I want to bring it slap-bang up to today.

I still love playing music. It was all I ever wanted to do, and I got the chance to do it.

If you're only a fan of the old music, that music's gonna wind up sounding even older.

You obviously don't really forget how to play the old songs; you just don't have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you've already written and chords you've already played.

I still love music - that's never gonna go away.

So don't get me wrong, I love my songs, and I still love hearing them. That's history, baby.