were no auditions. He's a man of his word. Robert: Was it a challenge to pick up Vivian style of guitar playing and yet create your own identity on those early songs? Craig Goldy: Ronnie's a visionary and a producer, so he knew how to make it work. There were times in the studio when we needed a guitar part and he would just turn to me and say, "What about this?" He'd sing the part and I'd play it. He knew. I was very open-minded and studious, and I would work my ass off. He knew it would work. Robert: What are some of the memories you have about the CDs you did record with Ronnie, like Magica and Master of the Moon. Craig Goldy: A lot of people don't know this but with Intermission, the night they recorded at San Diego, Vivian's guitar was a little bit out of tune. They asked me to overdub his rhythm parts in the studio. They kept his solos because they ran it through a harmonizer. We didn't have ProTools back then so when I re-recorded the parts, I had to cue up his guitar to mine by little whistles in the crowd. That was my first time working with Ronnie. Dream Evil was my first full-length record with Ronnie. At the time, Jimmy was getting a little bit disenchanted for whatever reason. I took that time and wrote a bunch of ideas. I had like 135 ideas. Ronnie called me and