In the last couple of years I've been facing down a lot of the demons of the past and trying to find out, who I am, It's something I think I'll be doing for the rest of my life.
I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.
Most of the albums that have taken long have been related to illness and fatigue or producer problems.
Whitesnake more than most rock bands would get a very significant percentage of women in the audience and those were the ones I'd hear the voices because from where I am on stage is a pretty good spot.
What anybody else thinks about you is really of no consequence. It's what you think of yourself.
With Whitesnake it would have been inappropriate for me to have played Deep Purple songs, although I did at the beginning because I didn't have enough Whitesnake songs.
I think we have two very important missions in life. One is to find out who we really are and the other one is to taste as much of life and experience as much of life as we can.
All my vocals were recorded at home, which was great for me. You can actually have a studio in a computer program called ProTools. I did half the record with ProTools.
Not necessarily, a lot of my songs are firmly tongue in cheek.
I probably listen to Burn more than any of them, because it was so new me, so novel. To see my name on an actual record was such an incredible feeling.
I've always loved music, very simply, as a vehicle to express myself and that hasn't changed.
My voice is an instrument.
With all the highs and lows I've had in my life, I wouldn't change anything. So no, I don't, this is what I'm supposed to be doing.
I'm the last person to ask 'what do you remember' from a particular time period... I like to learn from the past... not 'live' in it.
It's all about love.
Artistic development is a thing of the past, sadly.
I saw what Purple meant to people and I still hear it now when I'm in Europe. I'm always shocked that I'm still asked about Purple because it was such a long time ago.
I would hope it's better, but I'm actually acknowledging now that I want to explore all these levels from a whisper to a scream with this gift I've been given.
I've always thought live albums were cop-outs.
I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.
