Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, a band out of Texas, they were basically the first psychedelic-rock band, 1965. And if you listen to old 13th Floor Elevators stuff - Roky Erickson especially, his voice - and then go back and listen to early Led Zeppelin, you know that Robert Plant absolutely copped everything from Roky Erickson. And it's amazing. And Roky Erickson is sitting in Austin, Texas; he's just there. And Robert Plant had a huge hit. It always goes back to those guys, you know? I love those fucking guys. (2004)

I honestly have no clue how to play [piano]. But if you walk into a room with a baby grand, you're kind of obligated to fuck around on it. (2003)

I was more interested in music than anything else. Music was like life. I had found a reason to live. (2004)

I listen to a lot of [Bob] Dylan, who I like a lot. I like Bruce Springsteen. I like T. Rex. I like all different kinds of music. One minute I'll be listening …

I look back at bands like the Small Faces, the Yardbirds, Free, the Byrds -- what came out of those bands? If you look at the family trees of some of the Briti…

Before Elvis there was nothing.

Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of …