I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness.

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If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.

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When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess.

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I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.

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Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.

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What's the point of re-releasing an album? The original sounded good, why change something about it?

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The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.

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Session work makes you more strict. You can't hit notes all over the place. You've got to make each one really count.

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I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.

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