A lot of times I wish I would have learned to read music, but I'm very impatient.

How do you stop somebody from growing?

I can't see. I used to wear glasses off stage. Now I'm thinking of getting a pair of contract lenses.

You're in direct contact with the music by having the strings under your fingers. It's not mechanical like a piano.

When I'm with Purple, I'm totally with Purple; when I'm doing my thing, I'm totally doing my own thing.

I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something.

My family were all musicians. I really wasn't interested in school or anything.