When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.

It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different.

I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.

I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there.

We've enshrined the purity, sanctity, value, and importance of bringing children into the world, yet we don't discuss death. There used to be an enshrined period where mourning was a necessary part of going through the process of grieving; death wasn't considered morbid or antisocial. But that's totally gone.

There's death and there's loss, but there's also celebrations, right?

People have their own deaths as well as their own lives, and even if there is nothing beyond death, we shall differ in our nothingness.

There are a lot of health care providers in this country who have a very deep sense of service and compassion for the suffering of others, who are motivated to go to West Africa despite the risks of infection and death. And doctors and nurses face those risks every day regardless of their setting.