When I was very, very young, seven years old, I heard there was school where you could go to learn to draw. That was my absolute driven passion, to become an artist or a painter. So the romantic realist in me, I studied to be a graphic design artist and an art teacher.

I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.

I stand by every decision I've made throughout my career and my life, good or bad, up or down.

Not necessarily, a lot of my songs are firmly tongue in cheek.

The critics love to get out their knives and dine on Coverdale. But the worse the criticism gets, the more successful I become.

When certain bootleg companies started off and they would take maybe ten per cent of whatever they got and help fuel new bands, which I'm cool with, I think that's a good idea. Most of the record companies are not doing that.

I take care of my voice; I'm working out the way I would do my body, so that stays in shape.