I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

When I look out at the audience at some of our shows, I think we are reaching a younger audience... I see lots of people in their 30s and 40s, but I also see a lot of people in their young and middle teens, and thats definitely reassuring.

I'm not that fluid when it comes to scales and modes. I just pick up the guitar and play. It's all about exploration: just tune the guitar any way you want and start playing.

Rock music seems to be very fragmented these days, I can't say that I ever really hear anything that just knocks me over.

At the same time, I've never been afraid of death or the concept of death.

If there was any one achievement, it would be that we've have done it on our own terms.

We've managed to have a long career that is still quite vibrant, yet we've never had to kow-tow to record companies who said we weren't commercial enough.