Queen had its time and place, and at the moment I'm not concentrating on that era.

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

I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything.

The potential audience seems to be dwindling in the states. I was kind of embarrassed for the band because of the size of the audience.

I like a big neck – thick, flat and wide. I lacquered the fingerboard with Rustin's Plastic Coating. The tremolo is interesting in that the arm's made from an old bicycle saddle bag carrier, the knob at the end's off a knitting needle and the springs are valve springs from an old motorbike.

The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums.

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