Phil Rudd

I was back on the road for three tours, worked harder than a Bering Sea fisherman, and I made a lot of money and thought I would buy a helicopter.

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

I won't ever play something just for the sake of playing it, why would I do that?

I suffer anxiety and a lot of insecurities, depression and stuff.

There's a couple of fills on the 'Head Job' album. The title track sounds huge, I love it, and there's a few fills in there.

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.

I used to love Deep Purple and Ian Paice.

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.

Playing with Angus and Malcolm, that's a pretty tough gig, mate. That made me the maniac that I am today, no doubt.

Me, I love a steak.

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.

I just play drums, mate.