If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by the fretboard.

I really worked to try and be creative enough on the guitar parts so those who aren't real educated would know that there was some difficulty in doing it.

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

I imagine there's a market for total depression. I grew up on George Jones and that really dark stuff.

I can fall in and out of love, have marriages that barely last a month. When they go down the drain, I'll blame it on the fame.

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.

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