Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.

The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. My old man used to flip out whenever I would try to branch out and do something different. Although he didn't do it on purpose, he really held me back in the beginning.

I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players.

A lot of bands whine about the road and how tough it is.

It kills me when I see some metal band trying to pass themselves off as an 'alternative band.

Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.

We still get those kind of cats coming out to our shows. Once you're into it, you're into it for a lifetime.