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.

People think that I don't like women.

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.

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

I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.

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.

My voice is an instrument.