Drugs and alcohol were ruling my life. I made a lot of bad decisions while I was drinking alcohol. The first thing I stopped was cigarettes and tobacco.

Randy [Rhoads] was laid to rest at a place called Mountain View Cemetery, where his grandparents were buried. I made a vow there and then to honour his death every year by sending flowers. Unlike most of my vows, I kept it. But I’ve never been back to his graveside. I’d like to go there again one day, before I finally join him on the other side.

I was never good at sports. I was never good at exams, because they didn't understand dyslexia.

Maybe it's not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate.

If you go out for a drink, you go out for a drink. You don't think, 'I'll have a few pints. I'll piss up this shrine.'

When you’re in love, it’s not just about the messing around in the sack, it’s about how empty you feel when they’re gone.

If you don't know what sex is before you're 21 you're going to have a problem and should go to your psychiatrist.