I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything in the hotel room. I wheel my own wardrobe in and that's it.

I didn't know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing... I just liked the way he played.

I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything in the hotel room. I wheel my own wardrobe in and that's it.

You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing, isn't it?

Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's been wonderful over the years. I don't mean I ring him up every week, but he's fantastic.

When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them.

Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.