When I'm with Purple, I'm totally with Purple; when I'm doing my thing, I'm totally doing my own thing.

I can't see. I used to wear glasses off stage. Now I'm thinking of getting a pair of contract lenses.

I used to listen a lot to Rolling Stones records and play along with them when I was first starting. It's a good way to learn, jamming around basic music.

For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs.

When I first colored my hair, my mother loved it. I got kicked out of school when I was 15, just for my hair.

I started on drums when I was 13 and played them for two years. Then I went to guitar for a year, played keyboards for a year and a half, and went back to guitar.

I have my own style, but it's different for each kind of music. There are certain little characteristic things every player has.