The one thing I do have is good ears. I don't mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed my ear through piano theory, but I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from Eric Clapton off of records.

A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it. You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your instrument. I'm very brutal on my instruments, but not all the time.

I'm just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?

My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.

I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I'm not a rock star. I'm not in it for the fame, I'm in it because I like to play.

The piano is a universal instrument. If you start there, learn your theory and how to read, you can go on to any other instrument.

I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!