I can tell you this: I'm an extremely passionate individual. I try to be careful how I display it because you never know how people are going to take it.

... you watch Jimi Hendrix literally reinvent the instrument. He was playing from somewhere else. He was really a kind of hybrid, and I can't even begin to imagine where he came from

I was always one of those guys who was a seeker after truth. I want to know what's going on.

As far as Deep Purple goes, I mean, they're iconic. Their contribution is unquantifiable, and as far as the politics involved in things like awards, you know, I don't think anything, because I know what they mean to me, and I know what they mean to the people who like them. Awards are very politically based.

Ray and I do not draw salaries. Any profits will be re-invested into marketing the music we believe in.

Play slow and perfect - that’s the way to becoming a virtuoso.

I can tell you this: I'm an extremely passionate individual. I try to be careful how I display it because you never know how people are going to take it.