Since I'm in a band, and I'm not usually in situations where I need to read, it doesn't come up as often, and I don't rely on it as much.

We're not the kind of band who writes an order abundance of songs and picks from them, we usually write for the album.

I wanted something different. I'd been using the C+ amps for a long time, and I love them - they're one of my favorite amps ever. But on this album [Road Kings] I wanted - there were a couple reasons, actually. One is that I wanted a more aggressive sound, some more teeth and hair.

I went straight out of high school, and when I was 17, all I wanted to do was play guitar.

It's hard to answer that from my own perspective because when I'm playing I know where it is coming from and the sources.

I've always said that there's a huge progressive rock, progressive metal audience out there, in the world.

I have a lot of guitars. Yeah, I'm not like a guitar collector, I don't have all vintage instruments. I don't even own a Strat or Les Paul. I don't have one.