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

My past is very interesting, and I treasure it, but to write about it, it's just not on my radar.

The only time I'm miserable is when I can't keep an instrument in tune.

I saw this trend happening with the proliferation of guitar clinics and schools. And I was approached to do a camp in the past, but I wanted to have a good enough idea because most of them are just about jamming and learning. I decided I wanted a theme for each camp.

Make an exercise out of everything you can’t do.

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.

I have a deep love for life and my fellow human beings. I try to understand everything that everybody does, even if it seems wrong to me.