My motto in life is that nothing is impossible, no target unachievable - one just has to try harder and harder.
Just because you know umpteen billion scales, it doesn't mean you have to use them all in a solo.
The same sensations that you get in heavy metal are in horror movies. Heavy metal sounds evil and horror movies are evil, ha ha!
My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.
A life lived unexplored is a life not worth living.
Everyone has a side to them that's kind of unexplained and feels misunderstood.
I think it's morally wrong to keep someone away from what keeps him happy.
First, a few words about this title. It isn't easy, coming up with book titles. A lot of the really good ones are taken. Thin Thighs in 30 Days, for example. Also The Bible.
The level of musicianship in New York is the highest in the world. It's tough to get into. You start gigging making 50 dollars a night, or playing for nothing to get to something. It's insane. It's like being a modern dancer, or something - the hardest thing to make money from.
I have not survived against all odds. I have not lived to tell. I have not witnessed the extraordinary. This is my story.
I think it has a vibe because we're all so different and individual. . . so it's fantastic when we come together as a group. Then at the same time we're all coming from the same place - Idol. We all went from nothing to something in two months. . . so we understand each other.