I think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it's reflective of the chords that I'm considering as I'm soloing, and at the same time I'm going as much out on a limb as Frank Zappa used to, in terms of just going crazy on the instrument.

Rock guitarists usually do not wish to think trains of thought about anything but their own guitar playing during a long solo, and I could not play this way if I were not able to divide my attention between my ever changing musical environment and my instrument itself.

I don't write as much erotic romance as I used to, but I think that's just because my writing style has changed.

I find that the best way to do things is to constantly move forward and to never doubt anything and keep moving forward, if you make a mistake say you made a mistake.

Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.

I think the feelings in my music were suggested to me before I even had the ability to play music.