Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song.

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

Satriani's Law: There's at least a 30% chance that someone will print the name Satriani incorrectly

I started learning to sing what I liked, to experience it in a visceral way. Then it's inside. Get rid of the neurosis and then you can improvise.

When you're a guitar teacher, you teach people for a few years, and you become comrades after a while. Because everybody eventually catches up to everybody else, and you want to help each other out - to see if you can make the dream a reality.

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

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