I used to try and take things in leaps and bounds. Now I've realized it's got to be step by step.

I'll hear something in my head, then eventually play it. But it's a subconscious thing. Most of the time I really don't know what I'm playing.

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

The best money I made was panhandling.

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.

All the different styles I've played have really helped me as a guitarist and helped me develop my own way of playing.