Friedman was interviewed by Ivan Chopik of GuitarMessenger.com where he spoke:
"First of all, instrumental music —don't even go there. Instrumental music is a tough genre. It's the funnest thing to play, because you don't have to deal with any singers. But in reality, it's a very limited amount of people who can stand it. To be honest with you, I'm not a big fan of instrumental music, myself."
