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.

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

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.

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.

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.