There are times when I've been feeling something and played a solo that I've never been able to repeat.

Mantovani was a great influence on me.

It's wonderful for me to see what 'We Will Rock You' has done. 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated - they've become part of public life, which I feel wonderful about.

I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.

I go through major crises every few months, but then I have great peaks of belief and creativity. I'm a weird kind of animal

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.