From his other blog:

“Calluses

I remember when I first started playing guitar, all the kids who played would compare calluses… You weren’t much if you didn’t have them, and the thicker the strings you used, the cooler you were. I never really stuck my head in the game all that much, though I was using pretty thick strings. I’ve taken it down a bit in my post-adolescent play-every-night situation… Lately I’ve been tearing my fingers up again because the crowds keep pushing me to play as hard as I possibly can. (Peer pressure…) I’ve been digging Derek Trucks a lot lately and try to forget my guitar has frets, but once I get off stage - I remember again. With every painful keystroke I make…”

Original article from: PerezHilton.com