When I was a kid I really liked the guitarist of The Doors [Robby Krieger]. He plays blues, but he plays a lot of melodic things. He plays scales that are kind of unusual, and some bent notes.

I want to do some different kind of songs, but say I want to do riffs, but I don't come up with any riffs that I really think are great. Then I can't do a riff album. I'm more of a song, melody person.

I still hate [the Eagles]…. There’s levels of evil in it to me.

My wife says that I changed people's lives or ways of thinking and that I should always be proud and grateful. If I'm dismissive of what we do sometimes, a little bit, she's like, "I was a fan, you changed my life," or whatever. That's what she says.

I've been getting plenty off my chest. Sometimes I get too much off my chest and I regret it.

I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for.

Besides, going on tour and playing songs and arranging things, going to practice, it's all I know to be productive.