If someone can relate my guitar solo to an exercise in a book ... that's no fun at all.

It really sucks when music is so perfect you just don't need to hear it anymore.

I'm ready to take the heat.

My inspirations don't come from outer space, they just come to me. I have no idea why they come when they do.

Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song.

I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second.

My first [guitar] lessons lasted two weeks and it was "Jingle Bells." It didn't make any sense at all. I wanted to know how to play like Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix...

I've always spent a lot of time on my records with what I think were unique rhythmic approaches ... but no one ever writes about your rhythm playing

When you hear an instrumental song someone is singing over, you know right away it's wrong.

I can embarrass myself very easily on guitar. It's funny because people say to me I can play anything; I'm God on the guitar. But I could make a big list of everything I can't play... I'm grateful that people don't notice that.