Lifelong Deep Purple fan and Sonic Perspectives collaborator Rodrigo Altaf spoke with Steve to discuss the band’s approach to the writing process for their new album Whoosh!, the influence of Bob Ezrin during the creative process, details of how some songs came to be, what drives them to continue, how he feels about writing music with Flying Colors, why the Steve Morse Band hasn’t released any new music in some time, what he thinks about John Petrucci and Joe Satriani after touring together on G3, and much more. Listen to the interview here. Part of the interview was transcribed by Ultimate Guitar.