I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is.

I was so used to doing old blues licks with the first three fingers. When I started using my pinky and finding more spread things, that's when I started getting my own style.

I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.

I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.

Holdsworth is so damned good that I can't cop anything. I can't understand what he's doing. I've got to do this [does two-hand tapping], whereas he'll do it with one hand.

It's always about the music, never about anything else.

You've only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.