A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.

Hip hop is the new rock n' roll, you know what I mean? And anybody who doesn't think that is just sort of living in the past. It's all just American music, really, when you get right down to it.

I'm definitely a guitar player, but it's the last thing I listen to in a song, after the singer and the drums.

Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.

Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it's not about the solos they play, it's about the grooves they create.

I tend to name albums after one of the songs.

I'm really not worried about what fans think.