> 1. Can you give us a brief resume of what you have been up to prior to M3?

Prior to M3 I was working on a solo album that I've been trying to get finished for ages but somethin else keeps comin up!! You'll all know about the Sabbath thing I assume which was a pretty cool gig to have and I did 10 years! Of that near enuf!!!! Other things I have been involved with are The Cage and Rondinelli albums which are both very different but real interesting albums. Fortunately they have all been enjoyable albums to make.

> 2. How did the M3 thing happen?

I was tryin to bleed information out of Bernie about the solo thing I'm tryin to do, along with a combined request that he might play on somethin for me and it turned up in the conversation. I knew Bernie from a long way back in the Alaska days and infact just came across the rehearsal tapes we did for some ideas that were floatin around. Talkin to him now is amazin cause I didn't know he'd been around so much...... don't mean he's a slapper or anythin ..... actually yes I do ... no I don't, just kidding. He's very knowledgable about the industry and the people in it but he's down to earth ...... there's a good title for an album!!!!!

> 3. What's it like stepping into David Coverdale's shoes, and what's your view on the early, bluesy Whitesnake material?

A lot more comfortable than Ozzy's shoes!!!!!!! I have to admit the blues thing passed me by somewhat, and I always found it hard to get the natural flow to put it across. This was one of the things about Cozy, he was firmly in the blues era but with power, and when we wrote things for Sabbath it was always quite a task. Somehow the blues of Whitesnake has a more understandable feel ....... but the words are bloody orrible!!!! Actually that ain't true, the words are ok but in places they are a bit tacky. But then thats the period and the sentiment of the singer at the time, and as Cozy always said ..... who am I to reason why!!!!! It worked for them so what the fuck if I gotta sing ... "just to get in your pants" then so be it. What's funny is that having done 10 years of ...... "misty morning, devil rising, turn round and your dead" stuff.... gettin into someones pants is actually quite refreshing!!!!!

> 4. How have the live gigs so far gone?

They've gone!!!!!! Do I have to be honest??? Ok, would have loved to have had more time working things out. This is not just a huge jump from Sabbath but also I've been off stage for seven years near as darn it, and I want it to be right so given a little more ...... no a lot more time, I could see a better performance. BUT........ there's something to be said for just gettin up there and doin it. I am pleased with the gigs because it's been such a long time since I was up there and the guys are very comfortable on stage which helps a lot......... it also scares me a lot cuz they have a very free way of working. I never know what to expect next.

> 5. You've worked with some very well known guitariists, what's it like working with a guitar duo like Micky and Bernie?

Ok here's an example ...... when we played Wembley there was a moment where Micky was busy fixing up his guitar for the next song so I said a few short words thinkin it was enuf to get us to the intro, I turn around and Micky wasn't even close to being ready..... Bernie shouts GO!!! Jimmy counted us in and we were off. If we'd have started a song without the guitarist in Sabbath ....... we'd have been fired!!!!! Bernie laughed, Micky caught us up and everythin was cool!!!! I STILL haven't got used to that kind of freedom but its a lot of fun learning.

> 6.Are there any nerves over the forthcoming live recording in August?

Nerves??? Not nerves, just want it to be right and we haven't had many chances to work together to make it so. I guess it's gonna be the old "Get it on and see how it fits" kind of thing.

> 7. M3 is basically a live band, so what other stuff are you getting up to at the moment?

Still trying to get my solo stuff together. The problem I have is that my work is so varied and I was hopin to leave the Sabbath thing behind now. The advice that I got from Bernie when I first went to see him kind of makes sense in that it's not possible and nor should I want to leave the Sabbath thing behind, just don't dwell on it. So it's in my back pocket and right now I'm doin whatever lights my candle. And might I say it's very easy to light my candle these days.

I really like working with these guys and it's great to be working with Neil again, actually it's just great to be working!! So what ever it brings, ... bring it on!!!!!