The satisfaction that I get from doing what I do is not what I thought. I thought it would be that I`d feel like a star, I`d feel important. But I don`t.
The satisfaction comes because you work hard and it pays off. It is not as glamorous as I thought it would be, but, you know, I appreciate it more than I ever knew I would, and I love it more than I ever knew I would.
So you do shorter versions of the hits, or you take out a long guitar solo or things like that to make time for the hits and new music as well. But I don`t think any of us ever get to do as much new music as we would like to.
So it`s more the musician in me that makes me stretch out and try different things more than anything. But, like a lot of guitar players, I have one certain niche that`s my thing that I`m better at than the others.
There`s no great guitarist that doesn`t sit down and listen to Chet Atkins and Eddie Van Halen, and all these other great players.
