I lived in an area where there were a lot of rock musicians, and we got together regularly in our studios.

If you want to capitulate to what commercial needs are, you can always be commercially valuable, but I'm not interested in being that.

The past has infinite value if one learns from it.

The band projects just took natural priority. I didn't really have a solo career, just wanted to share the music in another way and to learn more about writing, recording, etcetera.

THE GODS was my first professional band and I learned a lot during that time. It was very cool playing with so many great musicians as it helped me to learn.

I lived in an area where there were a lot of rock musicians, and we got together regularly in our studios.

I didn't know that you were supposed to tune the guitar to an open chord, and I learned to play slide with a normal tuning. I think it's a little more melodic that way and doesn't sound so bluesy. Of course, if I could play like David Lindley or Ry Cooder, I'd be a happy man!