I'm not an upfront person. Being upfront is not my forte. I'm quite happy to stay in the back there with the drums, where I belong.

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.

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

But why is it that in music, anything more than 5 years old - apart from a few hits - is never played on radio to the young public?

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 open events for museums and I do charity work and photography.

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