I was a kid, 12 or something, when the Partridge Family was big on TV. I liked the curly cord running from the bass to the amps, which were real fancy. That cord looked so cool. I said, 'Wow! I gotta play something like that!'

The guitar is the coolest instrument in the world.

I think every artist subconsciously wants to evolve themselves. Sometimes they get stuck in ruts because of pop culture, peer pressure, stuff like that. But what excites me most is exploring my own musical insights and expanding upon them.

Still to this day, I am deeply satisfied when watching a guitar player who is connected with their art and instrument. GuitarTV helps you tap into that connection, and to each other.

Acting, at least for me, is very unreal, and when I'm doing it, I actually feel embarrassed.

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

Find what you're best at and exaggerate it.