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

Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.

We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

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

People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby.

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

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.