Tighten my headband for an extra rush.

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.

I'm more interested in melodic things. I think the biggest challenge when you go to play a solo is trying to invent a melody on the spot.

If you really love guitar, you're going to spend every waking hour stroking the thing.

Do we really want to know how Michael Jackson makes his music? No. We want to understand why he needs the bones of the Elephant Man -- and, until he tells us, it doesn't make too much difference whether or not he really is ''bad.

I'm just one of these unpopular musicians.

I write the music I like. If other people like it, fine, they can go buy the albums. And if they don't like it, there's always Michael Jackson for them to listen to.