I honestly believe that you have to be able to play the guitar hard if you want to be able to get the whole spectrum of tones out of it. Since I normally play so hard, when I start picking a bit softer my tone changes completely, and that's really useful sometimes for creating a more laid-back feel.

Once you're on stage you can't go back, even when things go wrong people expect you to stay there and entertain them. When all else fails, you've got to try tap dancing.

I've got the blues in my heart, and the devil in my fingers.

Some people say we have thirteen albums that all sound the same. That isn't true. We have fourteen albums that all sound the same.

When I'm on stage the savage in me is released. It's like going back to being a cave man. It takes me six hours to come down after a show.

I just go where the guitar takes me.

Soloing was pretty easy for me because it was probably the first thing I've ever done.