Possessing a healthy imagination is a necessary ingredient for creativity.

What I look for in music is artistry, sincerity, and simplicity, and Tom Waits has all of that. I want to make a connection to the creator.

I don’t believe in ‘greatest’. I believe in favorites.

The blues scale was the first thing I learned. It’s just a pentatonic scale with a flat seventh and a few notes that sound cool when you bend them. And because people have amalgamated the...

You know, there’s times when you should play and there’s times when you gotta hold back.

It just happens in life, where you resonate with a particular artist. Or it can be a kind of food or a fashion – you discover it and it gives you a whole new lease...

As far as Deep Purple goes, I mean, they’re iconic. Their contribution is unquantifiable, and as far as the politics involved in things like awards, you know, I don’t think anything, because I know what...

It’s very hard to come across as a passionate human being in print. People can’t hear the inflections in your voice.

I was always one of those guys who was a seeker after truth. I want to know what’s going on.

It’s always a hoot to apply a screaming guitar to a high-action visual.

We have the insight and the tools to identify and bring to fruition the dormant talent that our artists possess. Favored Nations will be branded as the home base for inspired musical talent.

Along with its enchanting and exquisite melodies, West Side Story has attitude and a tremendous amount of frenetic energy. It’s emotional, theatrical and technical. It’s everything.

I loved the guitar, and I had all of this music in my head. My passion for the guitar and the ideas for what I could create musically were equal. So that’s where I was.

When I was growing up, the blues did seem too simple to me. I was just a muso.