I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since.
I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing.
People want you to produce records. They don't care what it took to make it. When a band is out doing concerts, the fans don't want to know about equipment difficulties. They want their hour-and-a-half release, and that's it.
I never want to draw attention to myself, but that's all I do.
It's not so much about how good a player you are, its how cool you are.
I was never into hanging out on the Sunset Strip. When it came to Guns N' Roses and the scene that was going on then, that was something we pretty much hated. That was what we had to scratch and claw through, and as soon as we got established enough to leave, we never went back.