I never envisioned what I was doing as part of a career.

I have always been fascinated with guns. I grew up in America so granted, it is part of our heritage and it is written into the laws of how this country is run.

You think it's all written, but it's not. There's always another way to twist those three chords around.

Berry's On Top is probably my favorite record of all time; it defines rock and roll. A lot of people have done Chuck Berry songs, but to get that feel is really hard. It's the rock and roll thing-the push-pull and the rhythm of it.

I don't need to speak...I play the guitar!

It's probably listening to country music that got me to start playing a lot cleaner, not as distorted.

I'm glad that I never ended up killing myself, though I came close more times than I would like to admit.