I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a day off, I'll do that kind of thing a little bit. I don't do big promotion schedules, not when I'm touring.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.

Much as I love the northeast, I didn't want to spend my life there. I wanted to experiment. Savour everything you can while you're here! Touring, seeing the world... That in itself gives you a different perspective.

I've done shows with orchestras, and I like writing with orchestras.

Get down with your old Allman Bros. records!

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.

I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle. I've only seen it once as it was coming into Paris and that was very exciting for me. I have memories of that.