I like to look at the songs like they're little movies.

If you fall in love with somebody, then you're not even worried about your bills. Love can take your mind off of anything.

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.

In the past, I tried to be more of a typical session guitarist. I wasn't so concerned with impressing anybody.

I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock.

That there's no more important decision in life than who you marry.

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