I don't believe in 'greatest'. I believe in favorites.

It's always funny to me when people use the phrase 'Best guitar player in the world'. There are too many variables such as technique, uniqueness, emotional investment in the notes, etc. But If I had to pick one, it would be Tommy Emmanuel. Watching him perform can be a study in artistic and virtuosic human achievement.

Most of my records are very dense, composition-heavy, and there's bits of different kinds of music like an acoustic ballad, instrumental trio pieces, and vocal tracks.

Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive.

I was always one of those guys who was a seeker after truth. I want to know what's going on.

A lot of those little things that I really like doing are just moments of cool articulation, just little moments of phrasing that probably go over everybody's head.

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