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.

Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run.

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

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.

When you come from the Midwest, you have a more open mind than if you come from the West Coast or the East Coast.

I learned a lot about lead; you don't have to blow your cookies in the first bar. It is much harder to be simple that to be complicated during solos.

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