In the Chili Peppers I'm a part of that world in a pretty big world and that's just the way it is.

The more I see, the less I know, the more I'd like to let it go.

Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.

In music you have people exposing this very vulnerable part of themselves, and you also have the lifestyle is so fast that oftentimes people search for whatever the easiest way to feel relaxed in the midst of all of it, or the easiest way to have energy.

My favorite bands are the Allman Brothers and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

I think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it's reflective of the chords that I'm considering as I'm soloing, and at the same time I'm going as much out on a limb as Frank Zappa used to, in terms of just going crazy on the instrument.