I went through a whole blues period in the Nineties, and that had some influence on 'Load' and 'ReLoad.'

I'm very fortunate to be doing the thing I do best, which is play guitar. There aren't many other things I could do.

I love this pedal to death. The only way you could keep me from playing one is by chopping off my legs!

It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos.

When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But, when it comes to rhythm work, you've gotta back off that gain control a bit, especially if you're playing with another guitarist.

If I had unlimited funds, wall space and storage, I would collect a lot more things, like 'Planet of the Apes,' 'Star Wars,' science fiction stuff, autographs, and prop guns and weapons. I have to draw the line somewhere.

After months of playing air guitar to 'Free Bird', what really got me into guitar was watching a documentary about Jimi Hendrix and picking up the Woodstock soundtrack. Listening to his version of 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'Purple Haze.' My brother played acoustic guitar and, idolising him, I thought, 'I'm going to get a guitar.'