I live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle.

I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.

I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project.

I'm always shy in front of an audience, so I'm always at the back, in the shadows, just doing it. I don't like the front, the adulation.

My first record I owned was by Les Paul.

With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs.

You could put Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on one side of the stage, and James Brown on the other, and you wouldn't even notice the others were there!