I Criticize My Own Work Pretty Harshly.

Learning To Play With A Big Amplifier Is Like Trying To Control An Elephant.

I'm Very Moved By Renaissance Music, But I Still Love To Play Hard Rock - Though Only If It's Sophisticated And Has Some Thought Behind It.

I'm Not One For Sitting Around Listening To My Own Music, Because I Tend To Cringe And Think That I Could Have Done Better. I Also Suffer From Red Light Syndrome Quite A Lot. I Tend To Narrow My Thinking When The Red Light Goes On To Record. Instead Of Just Relaxing And Playing And Emoting, I Think Of Time Being Wasted So I Won't Take A Chance On Something. Consequently, When I Hear It Back, I Think, "why The Hell Did I Play It So Safe On That Piece Of Music When I Could Have Really Opened Up?" Well, It's Because Of Not Wanting To Make A Mistake.

Combing My Hair Doesn't Make Me A Better Musician.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover And I Wanted To Be A Hard Rock Band - We Wanted To Play Rock And Roll Only.