Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Music drives you. It wakes you up, it gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct tune will chill you down.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Make your heart bleed! Put your soul into that damn thing. And try new things.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

I'm not gonna say it's all done, 'cause it ain't ever all done.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Jamming with other people will create energy and excitement that you can feed off, and which will help push you to do things you'd never dream of doing by yourself.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

I love jamming with my band because the guys inspire me every time. We all get off on each other's playing.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Man, don't get me started on Pat Travers. That dude writes killer blues rock and roll riffs.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Initially, I just used the guitar as a prop. I'd pose with it in front of a mirror in my Kiss makeup when I was skipping school. Then I figured out how to play the main riff to Deep Purple's 'Smoke on the Water' on just the E string. Next, my old man showed me how to play barre chords, and that's when things started getting really heavy.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

I'm a spazzer, you know?

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Glen Tipton and K.K. Downing are the gods of double-guitar axemanship.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

I respect the Pantera fans with all my heart.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Who doesn't like to play Black Sabbath tunes!

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

All syncopation means is accenting beats that you don't normally accent.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Of all the grunge bands to come out of Seattle, Alice in Chains were the greatest.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

When I first started experimenting with harmonics, I'd sometimes hook up two distortion boxes just to get my strings 'frying,' which helped bring out the harmonics.

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

To me, blues is more of a feel and a vibe, rather than sitting there and saying, 'Well, I'm gonna play bluesy now.'

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

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

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

The harder stuff has always done it for me. Man, if it rips, I'll give it a thumbs up!

Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

When you're a little kid, you have nerve. I'd walk right up to whoever was recording and say, 'Hey, dude, what's the lick of the week?'