He's very polarizing because he's can come across as kind of a cartoon character but reportedly a very nice guy, not really egotistical like you would expect and got to watch a video at a clinic where he was showing off one particular technique and a guy in the audience asked him about something unrelated very specific, he literally went out of the audience and went up to the guy and showed him exactly how what he wanted to see was done even though it was kind of a deviation from what he was talking about. Spent more time than you would think explaining it. I get the idea if he'd come along 15 years previously he would have been dabbling in prog-rock and indeed, some of his solo work sounds like prog with shred guitar. He'll probably be forever known for the double guitar and crazy double guitar playing but he's capable of more than that when needed.