The Main Riff For 'sandman' Was Just

Horror Movies Started To Wane Around The Onset Of World War Ii, And After World War Ii, When All The Troops Came Home, People Weren't Really Interested In Seeing Horror Movies, Because They Had The Real Horror Right On Their Front Doorsteps.

Much Of My Playing Is Rhythmic And Choppy; I Use A Lot Of Double Stops. The Wah Just Accents All Those Stops And Chops And Brings Out The Rhythmic Aspect That Much More.

My Guitars Are My Umbilical Cord. They're Directly Wired Into My Head.

For A While I Was Collecting Satan And Devil Stuff - You Know, Anything That Had To Do With Old Beelzebub Or Lucifer. But I Had To Put The Brakes On It, Because There's A Lot Of Stuff Out There, And The Collection Was Just Growing Too Quickly.

When You're First Starting Out, There's Always The Temptation To Hide Behind Distortion Because It Lets You Get Away With Murder. But, When It Comes To Rhythm Work, You've Gotta Back Off That Gain Control A Bit, Especially If You're Playing With Another Guitarist.