When Something Is Not Good, It's Bad.

I Was Impressed By Hendrix. Not So Much By His Playing, As His Attitude - He Wasn't A Great Player, But Everything Else About Him Was Brilliant.

I've Always Thought That I'm Not Really A Guitar Player, But I Just Practised So Much That I Developed Into A Kind Of A Bit Of A Musician, But I've Often Doubted My Musical Ear. If Someone Sings Me A Melody, I Have To Improvise On That Melody, Because I Can't Retain The Information They've Given Me. That's Why I Still Practise Today, I Suppose, Because I Still Feel Inadequate.

Jeff Beck Is My Idol .. Sometimes He Finds Notes That I Just Do Not Have On My Guitar. Frank Zappa's Another One .. I Loved Frank Zappa ... I Do Think Van Halen Reinvented The Guitar ... He's An Excellent Musician, A Shrewd Guitarist And As A Person He's Wonderful.

But You Have To Give Your Whole Life To A Cello. When I Realized That, I Went Back To The Guitar And Just Turned The Volume Up A Bit Louder.

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.