If You Can Play Well In The

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.

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

Listening To As Many Guitar Solos As Possible Is The Best Method For Someone In The Early Stages. But Saxophone Solos Can Be Helpful. They're Interesting Because They Are All Single Notes, And Therefore Can Be Repeated On The Guitar. If You Can Copy A Sax Solo You're Playing Very Well, Because The Average Saxophonist Can Play Much Better Than The Average Guitarist.

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.

When You've Toured For About 10 Years Like Me, You End Up Feeling Like You're Always Waiting For Somebody Or Something. The Whole Day Is A Drag