The heavy guitars are the ones that sound good. They are not that comfortable, but they do sound great.

Beyond the Thunder is the closest I've recorded to an acoustic thing.

I am not a pop musician; I don't want to play bubble-gummy pop stuff.

I've got the recording process down, and I can knock it out very quickly.

Nobody's perfect. Everyone slides here and there, and they have their ups and downs. When they are down, that is not the time to step all over them.

I never got into sports at all until I was in my early 20s, after my music career got going.

I met the Santana band when I was 14. By the time I was 15, I was a member of the band.