I guess I turned it into more of a complete song rather than just one long lead solo.
I don't really think I have enough to say musically for 3 minutes musically, solo wise. Thus I tend to keep solo's short and sweet in my own stuff that I record.
I just heard a tune in the excellent backing track and went with it.
Not that I don't appreciate those that can do super long solos, it's just not my style.