If you were to plot my success or failure, it goes, it very seldom stays on a high plateau.

Can't stand it. Too many amps, too much volume, it's just flat-out ear assault. Speedy guitars leave me not feeling detached but physically upset. When you think of all the subtleties that were built into the guitar and amps for you to discover they completely cover the whole lot with a rack of effects. The guitar doesn't need that.

I'm happy in English studios. I just feel like there's no pressure anywhere.

When Jazz broke through in England, I remember sneaking to listen on the radio much to my parent's disapproval.

I don’t care about the rules. In fact, if I don’t break the rules at least ten times in every song, then I’m not doing my job properly. Emotion is much more important than making mistakes, so be prepared to look like a chump. If you become too guarded and too processed, the music loses its spontaneity and gut feeling

I play the way I do cause it allows me to come up w/ the sickest sounds possible. That's the point now isn't it?

I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.