I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody.

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The past has infinite value if one learns from it.

The past has infinite value if one learns from it.

I lived in an area where there were a lot of rock musicians, and we...

I lived in an area where there were a lot of rock musicians, and we...

I didn't know that you were supposed to tune the guitar to an open chord,...

I didn't know that you were supposed to tune the guitar to an open chord,...

People often forget this - a vinyl album could only contain a maximum of 20...

People often forget this - a vinyl album could only contain a maximum of 20...

It is always encouraging and kind when people say nice things about my work but...

It is always encouraging and kind when people say nice things about my work but...

I actually never knew Peter Green but I do respect his early work very much.

I actually never knew Peter Green but I do respect his early work very much.

I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso...

I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso...

It was both exciting and frustrating to work with an orchestral group.

It was both exciting and frustrating to work with an orchestral group.

If you want to capitulate to what commercial needs are, you can always be commercially...

If you want to capitulate to what commercial needs are, you can always be commercially...

The band projects just took natural priority. I didn't really have a solo career, just...

The band projects just took natural priority. I didn't really have a solo career, just...

Visible Faith is an expression of my Christian faith which must be visible to be...

Visible Faith is an expression of my Christian faith which must be visible to be...

Visible Faith is an expression of my Christian faith which must be visible to be...

Visible Faith is an expression of my Christian faith which must be visible to be...

The past has infinite value if one learns from it.

The past has infinite value if one learns from it.

The band projects just took natural priority. I didnt really have a solo career, just...

The band projects just took natural priority. I didnt really have a solo career, just...

When we were making vinyl records we had a lot of time limitations for each...

When we were making vinyl records we had a lot of time limitations for each...

When I left HEEP I didn't know what I wanted! It took me a long...

When I left HEEP I didn't know what I wanted! It took me a long...

If you want to capitulate to what commercial needs are, you can always be commercially...

If you want to capitulate to what commercial needs are, you can always be commercially...

It is always encouraging and kind when people say nice things about my work but...

It is always encouraging and kind when people say nice things about my work but...

It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.

It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.

When I left HEEP I didnt know what I wanted! It took me a long...

When I left HEEP I didnt know what I wanted! It took me a long...