My mum says I wanted to be a surgeon, but I don't remember that. I think from the time I knew what was happening, I wanted to be a guitar player.

At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there's no guarantee it'll go on forever

I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.

Not for a million - years. I mean, I like the INXS boys, but I found the process very degrading, really. Reality television has eaten away at our standards of excellence. I don't like this whole culture, which has evolved, of TV being the king.

I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.

A good video can make all the difference

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.