The Ultimate Rule ought to be: 'If it sounds GOOD to you, it's bitchin'; if it sounds BAD to YOU, it's shitty. The more your musical experience, the easier it is to define for yourself what you like and what you don't like. American radio listeners, raised on a diet of _____ (fill in the blank), have experienced a musical universe so small they cannot begin to know what they like.

You know, people are basically shitty

I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.

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.

Roller-skates and disco are a lot of fun, I'm much too young and stupid to operate a gun.

People are just waiting around to get certified.

You don't think I work 14 hours a day right now?! I mean, I still put in the hours, I still do the work.