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

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.

Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.

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

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

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

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.