A good solo is like a book. It will start out in a phrase, it will go on in paragraphs, and then it will have a great ending.
Steve VaiLenny Breau was a genius - inspired and really loose. I loved how he used the guitar as an extension of his inner freedom, because, obviously, on the outside there were a lot of trainwrecks going on. But when you listen to him play, you hear what kind of guy he really is
Steve Vai