Well, with the way music has progressed in this day and age a lot of people consider "guitar solos" to be insignificant, especially if you're only thinking in terms of instant success. But with a guitar solo, and with the knowledge to choose how you want to play it, it expresses of personality through music in more ways than one. It's great once we can get to that point where we can just rely on our immediate reaction in songwriting. A lot of us aren't quite sure what direction we want to go in as musicians, but with proper knowledge and a good tape recorder, just play from your hearts and let the tape roll. After a few weeks you'll begin to create an interesting pattern, and a better understanding of which style you have a natural flair towards...

-Joseph