I can't really sing and play live, because I can't play bass efficiently and sing at the same time. If I concentrated on the vocals, I'd mess up the bass, and if I concentrated on the bass, I'd forget the lines.

I am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.

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

I didn't want to stay in the Stones, and be stuck in a position having to play a music I didn't like anymore and that restricted me from doing all the others things I'm interested in because of time.

All of my books are about researching. I do all the research and I give it to a writer who can put it in the written word better than I could.

The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.