Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.

I had this idea... I wanted the sound to sing and have that thickness but yet still have an edge so that it could articulate. So my dad and I designed the guitar... the one that was made from an old fireplace.

I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.

On the first few albums the songs would grow into strange shapes.

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.

I'm not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do?

I tend to be not a person who does everything right all the time.