Even in your darkest moments, you'll think of something that'll crack you up.

Unless you're a true prodigy, you're going to have to practice for a while being bad before you get any good. And it will seem like a waste of time. I remember that feeling well. But don't worry about wasting time, because it'll be so worth it. It's my experience that in the end, life lessons and guitar lessons begin to blur in all sorts of interesting ways.

I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.

I changed my mindset and figured, Why not try to be really entertaining instrumentally?

Jackass millionaires, hey, hey, Hollywood, here we come.

I go to eat dinner with my folks when I'm home. I think that's the trick.

I'm a last-minute shopper. I end up at the mall or somewhere on Christmas Eve. It's a shame.