Most of the albums that have taken long have been related to illness and fatigue or producer problems.

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.

Hard rock may have faded from the media for a time, but I've always been able to make a living, if not in America, then in the rest of the world.

Most of the albums that have taken long have been related to illness and fatigue or producer problems.

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.

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.