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I thrive on change. That's probably why my chord changes are weird, because chords depict emotions. They'll be going along on one key and I'll drop off a cliff, and suddenly they will go into a whole other key signature. That will drive some people crazy, but that's how my life is.

I used to try and make up visually for what I couldn't play as a musician. I used to get into very incredible visual things where, in order just to make one chord more lethal, I'd make it a really lethal looking thing, whereas really it's just going to be picked normally.

I learned some chords and I started watching anybody I could, once I really got into it.

I love classical music; I love the way it's worked... all those chord sequences so I often use that sort of effect in my solos.

I like chords that are very lush with all the lush parts taken out.

Those three chords were part of my life - G, F, Bb - yeh, it is, it is, and I can't help noticing it. But there have been other things nearly as close to it which people haven't noticed, other things we have done.

Ever since I released my first album, I've tried not to use minor chords as the main element in songs. The way I sing is too melancholic.

I've played the guitar since I was 12, and just taught myself songs chord by chord.

I'm still disturbed if a chord isn't together, but your priorities change as you get older.