Elvis Presleys' first album had more energy and more enthusiam than any other album at the time - when it was released it just blew everything else out. It changed the whole landscape of music

To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better.

I thought it would be cool to take flat-picking and put it in overdrive. I thought it would bend the ear.

I mean, what 16-year-old is going to listen to Doc Watson?

You had to pick something like Blue Suede Shoes because it's the flagship of the Sun label, but then I wanted to dig down and find something like Rakin' and Scrapin'.

The biggest challenge for me was Get Rhythm. I don't know why.

Don't be afraid to take liberties with this music. Try and put some of yourself into it.