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'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.

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.

When I record in a studio I don't use an amp. I go directly into the board, so I can get that very fat, full sound - which is my favorite sound.

I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll.

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