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

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

I'd rather work than not.

I came in with a completely new perspective. I would write songs and they would pick tunes they felt were in the Purple vein.

I'll play drums a lot at home, and it will help my wrist action.

I used to listen a lot to Rolling Stones records and play along with them when I was first starting. It's a good way to learn, jamming around basic music.

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