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

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

I always use the Jeff Beck model. Jeff Beck is just a genius, and he keeps getting better ... If there's anybody in your field you want to aspire to be like, it is a guy who does what he wants to do. Every record at least he comes out with one thing that makes everybodys' jaw drop ... I would hope that Jimi Hendrix would have done that, although, man, the odds are against him because he did so much in such a short amount of time.

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.

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

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

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.