If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that's the cardinal sin.

Jeff Lynne is an arranger, and I think it's probably much easier for him to go ahead and play a part himself than to try to show somebody else what he wants. But it's hard for me to say; I barely know Jeff.

You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song.

I got to play on a couple of records with the Rolling Stones, and that was really special to me.

I loved working with Bob Dylan.

We started with Denny Cordell, and he was a great record producer. He knew exactly how to take a band that knew absolutely nothing, and guide you without trying to tell you what to do.

Working with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson takes you up another level.