I've never really heard anybody imitating anything of mine the way they do with Edward Van Halen's stuff.

The level of achievement that we have at anything, is a reflection, of how well, we were able to focus on it. Because the only thing that's holding you back, is the way you're thinking.

If you want to play something that you can't, you need to see and hear yourself doing it in your minds eye. It will start to happen

The only thing that's holding you back, is the way you're thinking.

Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument.

Find what you're best at and exaggerate it.

The tone is in your fingers, not in your amp or effects.

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

I knew that I was going to have a life as a musician, because I always felt the pull. I don't remember ever having to make a choice.

If you're feeling emotional when you're creating something, it'll sound that way.

Possessing a healthy imagination is a necessary ingredient for creativity.

The Maker is the Mighty One.

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject, and how to avoid them.

It felt odd to realize she was frightened more by what he might know, and not of what he might be.

Enjoy the successes that you have and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many times we beat up on ourselves. Just relax and enjoy it.

Kill your television. Throw it out the darn window. Watch PBS in a bar.

We all wish to be brave and strong in the face of disaster. We all wish to be looked up to for our endurance and efforts to help others.

It's the ones without scars - those are the people you have to watch out for.

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A man of great talent, far more gifted than I. He died very young... he killed himself in the prime of his life.

When I model, I pretty much blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work.

Men have always volunteered, they just called themselves coaches, trustees, and firemen!