No problems at all mate, I'm doing good thanks, we just back from touring a week in Czech Republic which went very, very well. Got a bit of a cold in my throat on the second night in Kolin so I spent all the night and next day steaming my vox box. Then all was fine. Missed a hell of a party though, so I'm told (laughs).

Well, I was brought up on good records such as Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, ABBA Arrival, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall Looking Back, Chic, Santana Abraxas, Deep Purple In Rock, Led Zeppelin 2 etc. that was my introduction. The next was realizing I wanted to do this for a living…so I learned my trade as firstly a drummer performing in small bars in Ireland. Ended up switching to vocals one night because the singer was too stoned to continue (laughs), so the guys chose me…and I guess it beat dragging a big drum kit around to carrying a simple microphone!

The leap into Purpendicular was when we realized we couldn't pay the rent doing original material. DP material gave us the chance to not copy but allow us to be expressive within the structure of the tracks, and more importantly get paid so we could develop the band. 14 years later here we are releasing our third original album!

I didn't work with Steve or Don. It might of been on an unreleased track featuring them but nothing official. The others I worked with yes.Working with Ian is extremely easy. We know each other a long time and we're great pals. We share the same interests to a degree. We love football, sports, good food, good drinks, we share the same humor. It's important nobody ever gets complacent around him which has happened in the past unfortunately. We have high standards that must be met on and off the stage. If somebody told me during my embryonic years of playing music, that I would end up touring and recording with Ian, I would of had them committed to a mad house (laughs) I remind myself of that. But now we are working colleagues and friends, so the fanboy thing is left behind. That's imperative.

Thanks for the kind words. It's always going to be like that when you have Ian Paice on drums, a band with Hammond organ, a band that performed previously as a tribute to D P. It's something we can't avoid but it's ok for us, It is what it is.

No. That would add fuel to the fire (laughs)

We chose the Morse/Satriani version of DP because it was new and different to all the others trying to copy Ritchie Blackmores version of DP. Nobody else was doing that.

Sure, we do, all the hits and some obscurities.

Yes, way back in the late 80s. Scandinavian nights live then DP in rock. Awesome stuff. I hardly listen anymore to rock at home. When it becomes your job that's the last thing you want to hear when you get home (laughs)

Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin 2 album and of course DP.

So many…Paul Rodgers, Marvin Gaye, Buddy Guy, David Coverdale, Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, ABBA, David Bowie, George Michael, Freddy Mercury, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, Bee Gees, the list could go on.

Live all day long. I feed off the audiences. Studio I don't really like. It's very time consuming and unforgiving.

Probably (laughs) my playlist in my car and at home just at the moment features
Jestofunk - Say it again, Oliver Cheatham - Saturday Night, Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop the Dance, - George Michael - Outside, Chic - Strike up the Band, Simply Red - Moneys Too Tight to Mention, Steve Winwood - Valerie, Madonna -Holiday ….plus some classical stuff.

Musicians. Never had problems with promoters, Organizers, labels, or agencies. To get loyal people is hard. If you want loyalty in this business, it's better you buy a dog! (Laughs)