"I was thinking about dropping high school" "I told my mom and she begged me to stay" "So I stayed for like another week" LOOL.

Does this people even listen to what he's saying? He said he wants to give you a little history about his playing and who he is, so stop fucking commenting that he needs to shut up and play because he was clear at the beginning of the video on what he was gonna do first. Thank you. Chris... Such a great person/musician.

its rare to find a metal musician respecting other musical genre musicians.. gotta respect this guy

dude, pick scraping will always be awesome

Chris seems like such a nice guy. I met him very briefly in a Megadeth album signing and he was all smiles and looked happy to be there instead of looking like "has" to be there

Chris came to my band's Megadeth tribute night in Cork, Ireland recently. I literally shat my pants when I saw him, but what's more is that I had to get up on stage and play most of the lead parts that he was gonna be playing the night afterwards haha. Then on top of that, while we were playing, the rest of Megadeth arrived. Talk about pressure!!!

Extremely talented and grounded guitar player...much respect.

Lol, that's how I got into music. I was a jock football player in middle school then I started to not get along with those kids. So one Christmas my parents out of random got me a skateboard, fell in love with it. Then I got skate shoes and met some kids that were into punk, played bass, drums, guitar, and the rest is history.

Mr. Chris Shredderick

I love the fact he mentioned the social change when you start playing

in my book, Boderick is one of those rare 7-string players who use it right in metal music. down tuning 7th string to low A just to get big chucks out of it is so not my thing.

The only guitar player in megadeth who played 99.9 % as on the CDs.

I would like to take some of his lessons. CHRIS BRODERICK YOU ARE AMAZING!! Thank you so much for your amazing lessons!

I love his attitude towards music. People need to listen to what he's saying. Words from the wise.

The dude is so chilled and down to earth but such an amazing guitarist, this is unreal

I must say this is the best video interview i've seen on guitar world in a long time. What a great guy.

... so nice to see a guitarist that is not full of himself, and did not change doing what he likes ... the greatest thing about Chris is his character, and is what you ideally try to achieve in your career, and many never realize that's more important than being a big hot shot in the music field :) so, with such healthy character it does not matter what you will be doing, it will be always great :)

seems like a pretty well rounded / open minded music lover, that just happens to be a crazy talented guitar player. If you read this Chris, Cheers to you!

He truly loves the guitar, you can tell from his desire to master anything associated with it, be it classical/metal/everything in between. There are a lot more people who simply love a single stilted portion of an artistic discipline, rather than the discipline itself, and everything under it. I admire and sympathize with his love of skill.

The things that i like from chris brodrick, he is not just one of the best but humble as well. Thats what influences and passionates me to play guitar.

I took classical lessons for 2 years in high school, once a week, but each time I got done with a lesson I'd go home and try to play Whiplash with just my pointer finger.

Chris is so open to every style... this is what makes him such an amazing player and person.

This is a nice look into Chris's story behind the guitar. What he's gone through is good to know. Sometimes I feel the same way with all the stuff there is to learn so it's good to see that their's a way around that without feeling overwhelmed. I definitely gotta start practicing more, I been slacking.

he's so humble and at the same time, he's so incredibly talented.

YOU KICKED ASS IN MEGADEATH !!!! and all the time actually...........

This is one of the best interviews I've seen in a while. Chris Broderick seems like such a cool guy, and he's better than god could be at guitar.

My favorite thing in metal, is exactly what chris is demonstrating. the fact that metal players can and usually do appreciate EVERYTHING. there are very few players in country or jazz that can appreciate or even love metal players.

Man now this is amazing!! He is such a great guitar player & so humble & open minded! Hes conversation with me was even more private & he made me keep on going I will always thank Chris Broderick!!!

I am loving listening to this guy. He seems grounded and well educated, yet still capable of thinking outside the box and evolving his playing. A healthy balance between theory and creativity.

the range of music this man can play is mind blowing

The humility and wisdom on this guy...what a great guitar player.. respect.

Jesus christ I can't stop staring at that guitar its sooooo good looking on him

I really respect chris Brodericks disciplined approach to learning and playing guitar. His desire for perfection and proficiency has led him to develop into a guitarist who can play the most technical of guitar pieces in peak form. I really admire the level of proficiency. I can't think of to many guitarist who can touch him based solely on technical ability.

I feel like chris broderick wasnt really utilized properly in megadeth. i mean, endgame his guitar playing was completely phenomenal and i was hoping the song style from end game would continue. it didnt and even though i loved 13 and even liked super collider, he wasnt really putting all of his style into those songs.

*holding his guitar like it was his most valuable, loved item ever*

This guy is sick. I like how he is a professional in a big metal band, can play like a mad man and yet he is still eager to learn and practice. I find that rare among some other guitar players. Its official. Im a Chris Broderick fan !

Chris: the funny thing is....mustaine: -_- you're fired

So much respect gained from this. Mentioning Mishoe and Hiland. Both are geniuses. Broderick rules at what he does.

When you get old, get a mandolin and play some bluegrass. Metal chops sound awesome on the mandolin.

wow, i know how he felt about classical guitar in college. I'm a classical guitar major as well and man, I did not have a library of classical guitar music or the technical aspect or classical guitar either. It was tough! but he's right, it's so cool and a great style to learn and apply in different elements of music.

I met chris broderick last weekend at a megadeth meet n greet, he is honestly one of the kindest people i've ever met. In my opinion and I'm sure most people (at least guitar players) will agree that he is the best guitarist in the big 4

It's a nice coincidence that Malmsteen's rise to fame was at the same period that he was into classical music to kind of to be able to interconnect his both passions. Apart from that, I can relate to all Broderick's talking about and I'm happy that he replaced Drover in Megadeth. He loves music and guitars against all those genre-lovers and I appreciate that a lot!

You applied your classical guitar So well in Megadeth, We miss you. Kiko is doing a great job in your place. Keep it up, some of us still love your music, classical too!

Dude that was totally awesome. The back story was great.

Wow! I love his bio. What an inspiring story... Love ya Chris!!

What a great dude! And, to boot, he got the gig as Megadeth lead. A life of total satisfaction!

"Hi Im Chris Broderick and im about to crush your hopes and dreams in all these videos. So watch and feel bad about yourself."

Broderick is so technically talented but I still think Friedman has the feel. Rock on Chris

Awesome that he mentions Scott Mishoe, underrated as hell, just as Chris is. I think it's funny to see interwiews with people that are of the same mindset as yourself, because you recognise everything.

what an amazing musician, totally down to earth and very interesting to listen to.

damn, he really deserves to be where he is today, my dream is to become a metal artist someday aswell (guitar or possibly vocal) but the amount of work he put into his playing is nowhere near the amount of work Ive put in sofar :( I think Ill keep playing as a hobby, form another (better) band when Im off to college next year and see what happens from there :)

I saw Chris in Orlando 2009 with Megadeth! Extremely awesome; he's a true musician (and he drinks protein shakes! Yes I know...irrelevant, but it's cool, coming from a bodybuilder/musician...rare mix). I'll be checking them out again Oct 2010 in Orlando at the Hard Rock!

It's amazing to me how similar Chris is to me with guitar stuff (of course compared to my skill level he's larger than life, but the approach is the same)

that guitar slap sounds sooooo awesome! 0 dislikes! thats the way I like it!

The 47 people who thumbs downed this.....go play in traffic please.

One of the best guitar players out there today.

I am in love with this white Jackson. I was in the front row at Megadeths first and last show in Reno both times I knew I loved this guitar! Chris is an awesome guitarist to say the least . Would love to see it in a Mediterranean blue gloss with platinum hardware,maybe some abalone inlayed rose design on the fret board. Mahogany or Ebony an absolute must. One of the most beautifully cut instruments I've seen.

i got interested in the pick hes using, trust me, i've never seen one of those before :D

He seems really chilled out and modest, proper role model

yeeea Paco de Lucia is awesome!!!

Really good video. Love hearing about people's passion for music

I appreciate him now even more... Dude, he is versatile and awesome!

He was an Ibanez artist before he went to Jackson. It's a LA Custom shop RGA 7 string with the Zero Resistance bridge.

@qwertythecrazyllama Exactly mann. I've had the opportunity to talk to Chris a few times on his forum. And it's really amazing too see how He,touring with one of the biggest bands in Metal music, is still able to keep in touch with His fans and tries to reply almost everybody who writes to him. I really respect Chris and Jeff for the kinda people they are and the level of skill they have. Mad respect for these two guys!

did anyone else picture him showing up to college with that sears guitar he was talking about?

We NEED more Chris Broderick

This man is a legend... Greetings from Slovakia ;)

Wow Chris is amazing if you are a guitar player, these r words to live by.

I Love this Guy. 😊🎸⭐ Interesting . He inspires me .

Anger IS an emotion.

It's an Ibanez LACS, based on the RGA model with an reverse headstock and D-Activator pickups

Thanks for the vid and the inspirtion. I feel a good jam session coming on.

So inspiring when guitar players talk about their history

MEN I WANT TO PLAY LIKE YOU YOU REALLY MAKE ME SEE GUITAR EASIER THAT IT IS IT. CONTINUE PLAYING LIKE THAT YOU ARE ONE OF MY INSPIATIONS

Never paid much attention to this guy, my friend Steve was his tech for a year w megadeth , didn't think much of it. That has changed after seeing this video and hearing his playing and story super cool! I may even investigate more classical guitar.

like nathan explosion - his high school talents were football and frog dissection lol

this dude kicks ass, such a great guitarist

Broderick was purely technical. Very talented.

"everythign for me now is .. how relax i can make it..."

have to give him props for being this honest.

I can relate to this ... so many great players from so many different styles, I want to learn it all but were do you begin!

One question...........why is it called chaos theory?

i think he just blew my mind out about music let alone life

When the hell is Chris gonna release solo stuff?

What a dude! "you know?"

@fasthumbs he actually designed that pick himself. It's a really pointy pick with a thumb ring thing, so that he can play eight finger arpeggios without having to put away his pick somehow.

Chris seems like a real humbled guy. Seems like a lot of the newer guitar heroes, like Chris, Jeff Loomis and Gus G, all give props to Yngwie. Also liked the props given to Greg Howe!

he's so right about music schoold being divided. back in the early 90's a friend of mine went to berklee up in boston and would invite me to hang out. after a few times hanging out both on campus and the local bars i began to see that there were jazz snobs and metal head shredders. wow did they hate each other. all i remember thinking was that we we're all guitar players and there should'nt be petty bs about who's style is superior.

i personally prefer Broderick over Kiko

A Ibanez Prestige custom he used to use. I don't know if he still has it now, but he now plays Jackson guitars.

Me and Chris are like the same person. I did play and love sports and started playing guitar and totally flipped over to music. Im that chubby kid who plays guitar all day, haha. Love guitar and music and plan on majoring in it.

The funny thing is is is... the funny thing is is... Crazy good guitarist

@WardyandRyancane Thanks! I was actually looking into that model, finally found a dealer thats not a million miles away. They are hard to find in person.

He is simply the ultimate metal guitar playing machine.

to see somebody like chris become a total nerd when talking about the guitar to the point where he's smiling like an idiot is so refreshing. he has such a passion

What's stellar about Chris, is that he's not a follower. Very creative within his own style". Which as one can tell, definitely different which will never fall within the lack of variety category. Never boring viewing Chris, Felix the cat with his bag of tricks, now has to carry 2 bags of tricks to compete with Chris" lol

Yes :) really awesome. What I like more than that is his behavior. His a really nice guy who does the things in his own way without trying to be someone else. (Sorry for my english, I´m german )

he's so modest and patient!!

Its great that he's in Megadeth, Amazing player \m/

thanks chris.. this vid makes me realise that i have to catch my dream, my passion. yes, mine..