"I've always been interested in the way music affects people. It's a very powerful tool."

"I can only listen to what I'm working on, at the time. I can't listen to anything else because I don't want to copy it."

"But if you want me to knock Kingdom Come, all I will say is that I heard the guitarist said he'd never heard my playing, and I'd defy any guitarist in American not to have heard Led Zeppelin."

"I've always been a bit of a risk-taker. I'm not afraid to try new things."

"I've always been a bit of a rebel. I refuse to conform."