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To me and my band, guitar riffs are what it's all about. We know that every time we jam on a great riff, we've got a fighting chance of writing a great song!

I think the best riffs and the best songs come when you're jamming and having a good time.

Great melody over great riffs is, to me, the secret of it all.

'Back In The Saddle' - I never realised what a good riff that was, or at least how much it satisfied me. And when we play it live, it comes across much better than I ever expected it to.

I'm not a fan of that sort of punky, heavy, tinny stuff. I like a nice melody.

I love the guitar because you can bring it everywhere, and you can start a jam wherever you are.

I think people will always love a heavy Sabbath riff because it's fundamental to rock.

One of my favorites has always been 'Swap Meet.' One of the reasons why I like that is it's a song that's in a drop-D tuning, and of course, also being a guitar player, it's one of the songs that I really like the riff on it.

It's always a pleasure when you can compose guitar parts from a strong vocal and not just put the melody on top of guitar riffs.