” As a young man growing up in that era, I was very influenced by Hendrix and took to a wah wah, and I learned how to really use one effectively as Hendrix did. “
” If you really stop to think about it, the last really big guitar hero was Eddie Van Halen, and that was back in the ’80s – early ’80s, you know what I mean? That’s a long time ago. “
” I gotta tell you, Rickey Medlocke lived in some of the most magical years in this world’s history. I lived in the ’60s. I lived in the ’70s, right into the ’80s, and man, it was bad to the bone. “
” Here’s the deal: You can’t go in with the intent that, ‘All right, we’re gonna write another ‘Free Bird’ or ‘What’s Your Name.” You can’t think about it in those terms, because you’ll never outdo your history. “
” You’ve just gotta go in and write from the heart and write the best material that you can and put it out. If one hits, hey, great. It keeps the legacy going. But you’ve gotta keep doing new material. It’s the future of any band. “
” It’s funny: here I am, a guy who plays in one of the world’s biggest classic-rock bands, and to tell you the truth, I listen to classic rock the least. “
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