I think there are some good players coming up. I think we are at a point where people can swallow a guitar solo in a pop rock record again.

I don't know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record.

I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.

Your woman pisses you off so that gets in there; that's rock n roll.

If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.

We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.

Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ass off. There is no moss on that stone.