I don't like guitar solos that are like, 'Look at me, look at me!' I like guitar solos that are little songs within the songs.

In the '90s, guitar solos were dead.

Guitar solos, to me, should be a really articulate way to make fun of guitar solos.

I have this really beautiful Martin guitar, and it just kind of writes songs for me.

'Let It Die' is more piano-based, organ-based and percussion-based. Live, the songs are more guitar-based. The record that we're doing right now is really guitar-based. I feel like finally I get to write some parts that I'll be excited to play on tour for this record.

When I was 13, I got my first guitar, and I could sort of play Ted Nugent songs, but I couldn't play the solos. But I could play along with entire Ramones songs.