When Frank Zappa would get an idea for a song, he just did it. He didn't wait for anybody or expect anyone to do it.

Possessing a healthy imagination is a necessary ingredient for creativity.

The cool thing about playing is that the more you do it, the better you get.

Baby don't wake me, let me take you on an endless journey. We touch and the softest kiss explodes with lust. It's real and you can't deny the heat you feel. And if I die before I wake, baby that's all right.

I've never really heard anybody imitating anything of mine the way they do with Edward Van Halen's stuff.

I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This is a market that we've been living, breathing and eating for our entire lives - one where a huge void currently exists. Favored Nations is a long-term commitment.

The blues scale was the first thing I learned. It's just a pentatonic scale with a flat seventh and a few notes that sound cool when you bend them. And because people have amalgamated the blues into this rock-blues scale, if you're using it, you better sound like a real authentic blues player.