The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book.
A lot of bands whine about the road and how tough it is.
I would just listen to records and learn what I could, then just roll it over and over and over.
Every song is different.
To get my sound in the studio, I double guitar tracks, and when it gets to the lead parts, the rhythm drops out, just like it's live. I'm very conscious of that.
We still get those kind of cats coming out to our shows. Once you're into it, you're into it for a lifetime.