“I was always listening to the records that made shredding sound fun - ...” — Nita Strauss Quote

“I was always listening to the records that made shredding sound fun - Steve Vai, Satriani, Cacophony, Paul Gilbert. I think that's what's missing from modern shred guitar; so many people are playing so many amazing notes, but a lot of it doesn't really sound all that fun.”

“You see opportunity... Opportunity is like a window: every once in a while, it opens, if you're ready for that opportunity. So be prepared, work hard, and follow your dreams.”

“And I was a kid from L.A. and I just wanted to play thrash metal.”

“I am an old-school guitar player. I'm not an '80s-'90s sort of shredder who plays a million notes a minute. I am way more '60s-'70s kind of style, and I write very '60s-'70s.”

“I'd say writing songs is, for me, as much playing the tape recorder as it is playing guitar or writing words.”

“A great guitar solo is really a song within a song. You can always go off and do your pageantry, but it has to be structured.”