What I wanted to do was play the guitar but I don't like instrumental rock. I think it is tripe.

It's exciting to see if you can create something that sounds, at least to your own ears, exciting.

Start with the titles, and then build the music that goes with them.

For me, a great show is when there's a great rapport with the band and the audience, and we're all really into it. The first trick is to bring the audience into the band, break the ice, have a life, and be one, so you can enjoy the next hour and a half together.

I don't have a great nostalgia for the past.

I always have a guitar with me. Actually, I've got several, I play every day. And I enjoy it. I'm never very far away from them. I swear I only ever get a couple days when I'm away from a guitar, and I never like it! There's always one close by, and I play every day. Or I'll be working on something in the studio and play around a bit. It's an extension of me, really.

Ive also just come off a year and a half playing acoustic shows which is fantastic for the hands, and changes your head a little bit.