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….

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

Ritchie Blackmore was a huge early influence on me, but after that I had to find my own way ... Johann Sebastian Bach was probably the most influenti….

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

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

I don't think you can learn to be a complete musician. That has to come from within, and it entails a lot of sacrifice..

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

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..