Dimebag Darrell

The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. ”

The easiest place to get a natural harmonic on any string is at the 12th fret. All you do is lightly rest one of your left-hand fingers on a string directly above that fret and then pick it. ”

Musicians tend to get bored playing the same thing over and over, so I think it's natural to experiment. ”

When I tried to play something and screwed up, I'd hear some other note that would come into play. Then I started trying different things to find the beauty in it. ”

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! ”

Whenever I record more than two or three layers, it starts to get cluttered up, and you can't hear the cut of the guitars as good. It's hard to get four guitars to hit at exactly the same time and keep the attack tight. ”

When you're on the road, you've got to have your four-track - or some kind of recording device to jam on and have a good time. ”

The first time I heard 'Crazy Train,' I was crashed out in bed, definitely not wanting to get up and go to school, when my brother Vinnie came in and cranked it up. ”

My hair's a pain in live performance. I'm always inhaling it: I almost choked to death a couple of times. ”

I was mostly influenced by bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest - Metallica's 'Kill 'Em All' was also a hell of an inspiration. ”