Quotes from Orianthi

I had two roosters at one point ,and that was pretty noisy. Our neighbors didn't like us very much. They would crow at the same time. That's why we had them in soundproof kennels.

I swear that he is an alien. There is something about his phrasing that is so unpredictable and cool. It makes you wonder where it came from. I wish I could play like that. I listen to Jeff Beck and think, 'Bloody hell!' The way that Jeff Beck and his band play together is just amazing. Yeah, those guys definitely come from another planet.

Getting to write a song with Steve Vai - he was my first support.

When I saw Santana for the first time, I was really inspired. Same with Stevie Ray Vaughn.

I was inspired to play electric guitar from listening to a lot of Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and B.B. King, and that's always been the kind of music that I gravitate toward.

The great thing about country songs is the storytelling.

You want a solo to be structured, a song within a song, but you want it to sound like it's the first time you're playing it, too.

Success has been a gradual thing; it hasn't been overnight. So I appreciate everything and never take it for granted.

I wanted to have all the songs to be the strongest they could be and all the choruses to be catchy. One of those records you could put in your car and just drive and not have to change it.

If somebody likes your videos, they're gonna tell their friends. They're gonna send e-mails about you, and before you know it, your name is getting around.

'Rise' is a very empowering song.

My dad is a guitar player with huge vinyl record collection. I loved listening to his albums, especially Cream and The Yardbirds.

I love all animals. I'm such an animal lover.

When you play a show and you see people singing your lyrics back to, you feel as if they do know you.

'Guitar World' is one of my favorite magazines.