A Lot Of Bands Whine About The

My Old Man Was A Musician - That's What He Did For A Living. And Like Most Fathers, Occasionally He'd Let Me Visit Where He Worked. So I Started Going To His Recording Studio, And I Really Dug It.

The Worst Advice I Ever Received From My Dad Was To Play By The Book.

I Was More Influenced By Players Like Randy Rhoads And Eddie Van Halen Than By The Guys In Southern Rock Bands.

My Heroes Were Eddie Van Halen - Especially After Van Halen I, Ii, Iii, And Iv - Randy Rhoads, Ace Frehley And Dudes Like That. My Brother Played Drums And We Jammed In The Garage And Started Writing Our Own Stuff.

I Got Home, Picked Up My Ax, Turned On The Four-track And Just Played It ... I Played Three Solos Back To Back On Cemetery Gates ... The Next Morning, The Second And Third Solos Weren't Bad, But The First Had That First Take Magic ! .. I Didn't Touch It.