I prefer playing in the studio because you have much more control over things.

I practiced for at least two hours every day for twenty years, before then I practiced maybe four to five hours a day, and before then 14 hours a day. It was all I had ever done.

I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.

If you copy then it is not self-expression.

It would be a dream come true if I could just go from studio to studio and play solos.

I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I dont just play mechanically. I need to hear what I am doing in order to create the next note. If I dont hear it then I cant feed myself.

In order to get somewhere in life, you need to have a vision. The vision brings you to the table. Without a vision, you just do what everybody else does and you are just there.