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

Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.

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.

Pantera is the only band I've ever been in, and at the start we used to play covers to make a living.

Every song is different.

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.