'Smoke On The Water' was ignored by everybody to begin with. We only did it in the shows because it was a filler track from 'Machine Head.' But then, one radio station picked up on it, and Warner Bros. edited it down to about three and a half minutes. It then started getting played by lots of different radio stations.

It means a lot to a lot of people, 'Smoke On The Water.'

I think you function much better when you trust people and when you've got a sort of relationship where you can develop ideas within a framework.

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