Being in L.A. is great because there are so many weird people out there, so you can just blend in. I like that.

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious and he always has played such hot guitar.

I'm a huge Wu-Tang fan.

I did rebel. I was the rebel in my family, because my dad wanted me to go and just travel with him.

'Keep your head down at school.' Those are sage words from my dad. They kept me in check for years.

I never really saw my dad around when the Iron Maiden and the AC/DC were playing. But he knew what I was doing. I was just absorbing music. So he just kind of left me to my own devices.

Being in L.A. is great because there are so many weird people out there, so you can just blend in. I like that.