The idea of the mystic solo, meditating away on his own, is only one path of yoga. Very early on, I chose the path of Life. One path is austerity and isolation, the other is Life. But they both lead to the same place.
My music translates again and again to younger generations of players because I broke all the rules, and they can break all the rules now, too.
In 1968, I bought a 114-foot yacht, built in 1946, and lived on the Greek islands for a while. We had an extraordinary time in it. Then I gave it to The Beatles.
I was a virtuoso of all the folk-blues guitar styles by the time I reached 17.
Meditation is certainly not a religion, cult, or spiritual path: it's actually a very basic practice to reduce stress.
The similarity between my music and The Beatles' music is it has within it a very positive quality. It's woven with humor.
