I'm Not Good Enough, Technically, To Be

I Found The Blues Too Limiting, And Classical Was Too Disciplined.

I Had Given Up The Guitar Between '75 And '78. I Completely Lost Interest. I Was Sick Of Hearing Other Guitar Players And I Was Tired Of My Tunes.

I'm Definitely Not A Guy That Comes In The Dressing Room Saying, "hey, Everybody, What A Wonderful Life." I'm Usually Brooding About Something I Think Is Wrong. I Care So Much About Getting The Music Right, And If I Think Someone's Slacking I Get Very Upset About That. I Just Can't Go On Stage And Say, "another Day, Another Dollar," Which I've Heard A Few People Say: I Can't Go Along With That At All. It's Got To Be As Good As You Can Do - To My Own Detriment.

I Can Never Remember What I Do Even In The Studio.

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