I was raised on music like Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, the Scorpions and Guns N' Roses. Like a lot of people, I went through phases as I grew up, but eventually came home, so to speak. My parents, mainly my dad, influenced my tastes and turned me onto a lot of artists I still love to this day, and nowadays I turn them onto a lot of the artists I listen to as well. Music's always been a huge part of my life, and even though I was likely to come back to hard rock and heavy metal, I like to think I made the choice by myself.