The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book.

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 would just listen to records and learn what I could, then just roll it over and over and over.

I'm not saying I wouldn't play a seven-string. It's just that I've never needed one. Most dudes who play seven-strings don't sound any different than someone playing a six-string that's tuned down.

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.

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.