I warm naturally to the drummer whose ideas and approach are strong, even if he doesn't quite have the ability to carry them out.

We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

Holding on to some of your uniqueness is the trick instead of surrendering it at the Academy of Contemporary We're Gonna Make You a Star.

But what I think my emphasis is, is on the fact that I like music a lot.

So I have the classic amateur's technique; I know some very tricky bits and I have large gaping holes.

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.

If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it.