If I'm playing a violin thing, for instance, I tend to respond to that sound with the way I finger.

You're on the stage and you've got all those people yelling at you, so you better be right in the moment, reacting to that. It's completely live and organic. Even 20 years later, it's the same thing. You may be even better on your instrument. Hopefully, you are.

'Triboluminescence' is actually a scientific world meaning striking something and creating light from dark. I thought it was a great word and that is was a very apt metaphor for making music - or any creative act, really. We all start in the dark and have to create light.

I don't go out much to see bands. I prefer to be on stage.

The most obvious thing you can't do with a guitar synthesizer is to really sound like a guitar.

What I wanted to do was play the guitar but I don't like instrumental rock. I think it is tripe.

I am pretty embroiled in moving on and moving forward with music.