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Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer.

Most of my songs start out as being very aggressive and guitar-driven.

If a guitar is too easy for me to play, it makes me too laid back. I like to battle with my guitar.

I try not to punish the audience by making them listen to too much acoustic guitar.

I'm not trying to be flippant here, but I just play the guitar, don't I? That is my characteristic, and it's my identity as you hear it.

Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.

I'm fine with being thought of as a guitar player, and if I can get any recognition or respect for doing that, that's a pretty good thing for me.

I suppose I am a frustrated musician so I annoy my family by playing guitar in the house. I used to be into acoustic stuff but my son Joseph is learning drums, so now I have an electric guitar and we play Metallica. We have an amp and a PA in the garage with his drum kit.

You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough.