I love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.

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!

I'm not a musician, I just play bass.

There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.

I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.

You never know what your next dig is going to find.

You're always frustrated, you don't have the chance to do a song on the album, like the Beatles did with Ringo and George, or like Led Zeppelin, where everybody was given a chance to contribute. There never is a chance with the Stones.