Phil Rudd

“I'm a good guy, and I'm a pretty good drummer, by the way.”

“I like growing things. I like hot food. I had time on my hands. Now I have Phil Rudd hot chilli sauce.”

“When I write, I write everything from a rhythm point.”

“I am not saying I never hope of ever playing with AC/DC again but, then again, is it even AC/DC any more? No Bon's beautiful voice. No Malcolm. No Brian.”

“I love Tauranga because it's got everything you need within reach. I can go out on my launch, moor it, have a shower, drive home and my hair is still wet. I can drive back out to the hangar to take my helicopter to run the Lambo on the track. The sun shines. The people here accept you.”

“Me and Angus have always played great together as well.”

“Ringo is incredible. He's the greatest. Simon Kirke is great as well, so is Ian Paice. All of these British drummers from the '60s are great. They were big influences on me.”

“No matter which way you do it you need to make something happen and get a song that makes you feel a certain way, whether that's making you tap your foot or beat someone up or whatever you're doing, you just need some passion about it.”

“No one's ever done what AC/DC did out of anywhere, really. Conquered the world, mate, that was the idea from the start. A little Napoleon in all of us.”

“AC/DC will never retire; Angus will never retire.”

“I have a few travel restrictions, so I'm not even sure if I can get into America. So I have some limitations on what I can do.”

“Me, I love a steak.”

“AC/DC is a tough gig for everyone in the band.”

“I couldn't write an AC/DC song. I don't know how to do that.”

“I used to love Deep Purple and Ian Paice.”

“I had one of the best nights of my life in a restaurant called Barclay Prime. It was a steak house that mixed modern with tradition.”

“I see a psychiatrist once a week and I'm closer than ever to my children.”

“When I rejoined AC/DC in 1994 I hadn't played for about eight years.”

“I am a pretty strong person within myself.”