There are a lot better musicians than me out there that just haven’t had the luck to fall into everything like I have.

Sadly, I’ve seen a lot of bands hit that sort of peak and then eventually start supporting again, you know, which we will never do. We always put a lot of thought into the way that we are going to go, and we always change.

I never took a lesson until I was 20, and I’m glad I had those years living the life of a normal person. I don’t consider that time wasted.

My vocal ability is very limited, but I’m fortunate in that I can write the songs around my vocal limitations.

It was about working with other musicians, but more than that it’s about exploring musical areas that you could never do with the band you’re in, in my case Judas Priest. You could tackle musical areas and lyrical areas that wouldn’t be appropriate for Priest.

I’ve got the luxury to tailor make the songs so I can sing them.

I write a lot of stuff, and some of it I don’t even present to Judas Priest. But having said that, my first love is to play Judas Priest music.

We love not just Judas Priest music, but we love heavy metal and we love to get out on that stage every night and perform. It’s a joy to be able to do it.

In my first bands I was a singing guitar player, but if you heard any of those songs you wouldn’t describe me as a singer. But I can make it work.

I’m a married man and I’ve got two children, and you have to do sacrifices.