I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don't take the time to learn the basics.
“I'm more into beats than rhymes. I'm a huge fan of anything touched by the Neptunes. Dancing is kind of my thing. I go out with my friends as often as I can on the weekends, and I'm always drawn to girls with rhythm.”
“I learned to play guitar at a young age and converted poems and stuff that I had written to songs.”