I'll tell you one thing: I will always play the sh** out of my guitar.

Relax. Be yourself. Play a lot.

When you think about where guitar playing is going today...: it's going everywhere at the same time.

I assume most guitar players are like me. They're playing, having fun; then they get a magazine in the mail that says "Shred Is Dead" and they say, "What the Hell?" They throw it away and keep on playing.

Just as a blues player can play 20 blues songs in a row but find a way to make each one different, ... I always want to find different ways to do something

Guitars are fun. There are plenty of different kinds to play. They look cool. They sound cool. Don't you want to play guitar?

I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second.