To me, blues is more of a feel and a vibe, rather than sitting there and saying, 'Well, I'm gonna play bluesy now.'

Play the pentatonic blues scale, just for fret- and pick-hand dexterity and to mesh them both together.

When I play live, I jump around like an idiot for an hour-and-a-half or more under a lighting rig that's hotter than hell.

Man, don't get me started on Pat Travers. That dude writes killer blues rock and roll riffs.

To me, a sure-fire way to get in a rut is by sitting around playing by yourself for too long. You've gotta get out there and jam, man! You don't have to necessarily be in a band, all you've gotta have are a couple of buds who play too. They don't have to be guitarists either; jamming with a bassist or a drummer is cool.

I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands.