The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.
I had this idea... I wanted the sound to sing and have that thickness but yet still have an edge so that it could articulate. So my dad and I designed the guitar... the one that was made from an old fireplace.
I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.
I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar, and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone.
Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.
I tend not to write on guitar very often. I tend to start off with keyboards.
I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now.
Sometimes if the guitar is the last thing to go on, it's very fresh.
My mum says I wanted to be a surgeon, but I don't remember that. I think from the time I knew what was happening, I wanted to be a guitar player.
I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway.
I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.
The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else