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

I started out playing guitar because Jimi Hendrix was my hero, so my roots were really based on Jimi Hendrix and his style of playing.

Some of us are going to play faster than others. Hitting the right notes and getting your technique right is so much more important than speed.

Basic anatomy. That has got to be the ongoing frustration: Why can't my fingers do what I want them to do? Not being able to play what I hear in my head - that is the ultimate source of frustration.

I can embarrass myself very easily on guitar. It's funny because people say to me I can play anything; I'm God on the guitar. But I could make a big list of everything I can't play... I'm grateful that people don't notice that.

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

When you hear an instrumental song someone is singing over, you know right away it's wrong.