Playing A Fender Is An Art Itself.

When I Was 20, I Didn't Give A Damn About Song Construction. I Just Wanted To Make As Much Noise And Play As Fast And As Loud As Possible.

I Was Impressed By Hendrix. His Attitude Was Brilliant. Even The Way He Walked Was Amazing.

In My Early Days, I Never Used Finger Vibrato At All. I Originally Carved My Reputation As One Of The 'fast' Guitar Players.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover And I Wanted To Be A Hard Rock Band - We Wanted To Play Rock And Roll Only.

A Lot Of Blues Guitarists Play With Only Three Fingers, And They Can't Figure Out Certain Runs That Require The Use Of Their Little Fingers. Classical Training Is Good For That.