Having a career that now spans three decades and selling an outstanding number of over 125 million records around the world, Paul Rodgers is a classic, to say the least.

      As if Bad Company wasn't the epitome to make any musical career legendary, Rodgers has fronted the bands Free, the Firm and Queen Plus Paul Rodgers, which sold out a major arena tour just last year.

      With mega hits under his belt like "All Right Now," "Feel Like Makin' Love," "Can't Get Enough," "Bad Company," "All Night Now" and "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy," Rodgers keeps his music fresh and very relevant. His new DVD, Paul Rodgers Live In Glasgow, shows his musical prowess.

      I caught up with the humble and introspective Paul Rodgers as he sat on his porch overlooking a lake at his home in western Canada.

     InsideCx: How do you keep your vocals up and so fresh after all these years?

     PR: Wow! Well, thank you for calling me fresh! I think I am still learning, if anything I am. I still idolize the people I always did idolize way back when, from B.B. King to John Lee Hooker. I guess what keeps me fresh is that I try different things all the time.

     InsideCx: How did you hook up with Queen?

     PR: That's kind of an example. I kind of follow, I do whatever feels right. And strangely enough that felt right. On paper you would have thought that was a very odd combination, and a lot of people did think that. The reason I think it worked, well, it worked for me because there was a genuine excitement when we played together.

      We played for a live TV show, a couple of my songs and a couple of their songs together. And we just were so dynamic, it was great. So we said. "Let's do some more." I thought we'd do just a couple of shows in London, because we were all busy and it'd just be that.

      Actually, Brian [May] came back and said, "How would you like to do a European tour?" He said we would call it Queen and Paul Rodgers. I sort of hesitated for a moment because I thought that was hugely more of an undertaking than I had in mind. And then I thought, well, certainly it's a challenge, let's give it a go, and we did.

      I think the reason it was successful was because everyone got behind it. Roger [Taylor] and Brian and the guys in the band, the crew, the management and the fans themselves really got behind it. In fact we got really good reviews, so it was all kind of glowing and nice.

     InsideCx: Will you work together again?

     PR: I think we'll do some more. We've been in the studio and done some recording. We've had two stabs at it as it were. We look like going back in [the studio] the end of this year. I just spoke to Brian today, actually. We will go in the end of this year, kick some ideas around and see where it takes us. Really, that's the way we've handled it, we allow "it" to take us. We go with the flow of the music.

     InsideCx: As Queen?

     PR: Yeah, we'll stick to Queen Plus Paul Rodgers. That's how we started and that clearly states what we're doing so there's no misunderstanding.

     InsideCx: Recording what so far?

     PR: So far we've recorded some of mine, some of Roger's and some of Brian's. We've yet to start writing together; I think that's going to be very interesting and very creative.

     InsideCx: You give back so much to your fans with donations and help. How does that play a role in your life?

     PR: Some of the fans that we meet after shows are so passionate, supportive and lovely. It touches my heart. I mean, we get some incredible messages from fans about how the music has affected them. And sometimes it has me in tears, to be honest with you, how we inspired people.

      That's what I've gotten from music so much in the past. Through my teenage years, people like Otis Redding and the people I mentioned earlier got me through those years. I don't think I would have made it through, to be honest, because they gave me hope. When Otis Redding sang "The Change Is Gonna Come," I feel that down to my toes. That no matter how things get they will always change. And there's a chance that they'll change for the better. It's a great message. Music is so powerful, so it's great to give so much back.

     InsideCx: What advice would you give to musicians coming up today?

     PR: Be true to your heart.