Saxon, if you are unfamiliar, is a British heavy-metal band that has been around since the mid-'70s and was in no small part the inspiration for Spinal Tap.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think now, more than anytime I can remember, bands are sounding pretty similar whether they're English or American, from Manchester or London... or Leeds or Welsh or Irish.
My roots are more in he Beatles, Zeppelin, the whole 60's side.
I just found out last week - my sister told me - that my father had some Beatles records. So I must have heard them quite a bit, but it never registered, really. Now I listen to them with new ears.
The guitar influence that affected my songwriting came from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
We are one of the last heavy metal bands. Iron Maiden has always been unique.
I love British bands.
To some people heavy metal is Motorhead and to others it's Judas Priest.
There's some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you've never heard that piece of music before.
This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done three tours together now and I really, really like it which is why I did the DVD as well.
I just got into the Beatles a couple years ago, you know, I like it.