But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things I do are connected to the career, like album sleeves and, to some extent, posters and things like that.

Get down with your old Allman Bros. records!

I didn't really want to give up music.

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

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.

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

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