Confounding people's expectations was a way to maintain integrity.

Most people don't know who the hell I am. But that's not really important.

They tried to get me to use a pick when I first joined the band. They had certain things they thought were appropriate. I tried to adapt as much as I could.

My personal life is fairly barren.

Years on, Christine and John still have a deep love for each other, as do Stevie and I - we've been working together since I was 17.

It's always been based around the song, and guitar-playing in the service of the song... The sensibility is about songs. I like to think of it as kind of 'refined primitive.'

One thing I admire about the Eagles is they always seem to know what they want. They always seem to know why they want it. They always seem to want it at the same time.

A lot of people who have gone to music school have gotten their individuality stomped out of them. It becomes harder to find those instincts.

'Big Love' was originally an ensemble song, but it's done now as a single guitar piece.