Solos I kind of [couldn't] care less about. I know most people probably think that's what I care most about, but it's really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I'm working on.

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

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

Eee-nee-mee-nee-my-nee-moe

It really sucks when music is so perfect you just don't need to hear it anymore.

There's a fine line between giving the sense of freedom and being too free.

If someone can relate my guitar solo to an exercise in a book... that's no fun at all.