This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.

And we'd drink huge amounts of scotch and coke, which is a ghastly sweet drink... And now people don't drink nearly as much, for good reason. We're all a little wiser.

A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it's five guys sitting around reading manuals!

The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.

I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.

And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.

Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.