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Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock.

I had to overcome the name Rock. If I'd been as hip then as I am now, I would have never consented to be named Rock.

I watched my daddy play that guitar, and whenever I could, I would pick it up and strum on it.

I thought it was too 'glam rock' to practice. The problem is that now I'm a pretty bad guitar player.

For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.

But that guitar is the perfect companion to the human voice. You rest it against your gut, against your heart, and when you strum it the vibrations go outwards for all to hear, but the vibration also hits you on your body.

I started doing up-and-down strumming, basically to keep time and to play fast. As time went on, I started realizing other guitar players couldn't do it. I always went against the grain.

I'd call my music rock but with pop hooks.

I'm more of a strumming guitarist, instead of a lead soloist guitarist.

See, my strumpf is in my hair. Now, I don't know what strumpf means. It's just a term some brothas gave me.