A guitar for me is pretty much strictly in the context of writing songs for my band, coming up with ideas with my band, and then being able to perform those songs as best as I can on stage - that's what the guitar for me has always been.

At some point around '94 or '95, 'Rolling Stone' said that guitar rock was dead and that the Chemical Brothers were the future. I think that was the last issue of 'Rolling Stone' I ever bought.

I don't even know who that person was in the '80s. I see pictures of myself from back then and I don't even recognize myself.

The internet is a great thing but the worst thing that it brought to the music business was piracy and it's made making stuff available really difficult.

Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to be honest, I quite like having positive emotions.

Nobody gets into a band and thinks they're going to have a 30-year career.

I think the best riffs and the best songs come when you're jamming and having a good time.