I don't care about the rules, if I don't break the rules at least 10x every song then I'm not doing my job.

After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.

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.

If you can make it sound exciting with a joke drum machine, you know you've got something.

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'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.

Things turn out better by accident sometimes. But you can't organize accidents.