I wasn't very big on going to school. I tried to get a gig as a luthier.

Fast is only cool if it's melodic and has substance.

I've always been heavily influenced by classical music, mostly by baroque music.

My mom really wanted me to be a musician so she gave me a guitar for my fifth birthday, but I didn't start playing till I was seven.

I'm working on guitars for free, because I love working on guitars anyway.

The only thing I ever really wanted was a Strat .. I started playing guitar after seeing Jimi Hendrix on TV the day he died...then I got Deep Purples' Fireball album which was also a big influence .. I have a collection of more than 200 of them that includes Strats from every year since March 1954 - the first month the Strat was made

What I think is the most important thing to learn about any instrument is the basics of music. Learn your ABCs before you write a Hemingway novel.