Blues teaches you to develop coherent solos, because the form you're playing over is so basic. You have to develop leads that go someplace.

How do you stop somebody from growing?

I blew my voice out and the doctor said, don't even talk for a week.

Right now I feel so inspired, it's hard to believe. I've written about 20 songs in the last two days. I'd gone about four months without writing a thing.

When I first colored my hair, my mother loved it. I got kicked out of school when I was 15, just for my hair.

I started on drums when I was 13 and played them for two years. Then I went to guitar for a year, played keyboards for a year and a half, and went back to guitar.

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