Being a solo artist is what I do. It's what I've been doing for the last 20 years and a bit before then.

I think Atom Heart Mother was a good thing to have attempted, but I don't really think the attempt comes off that well.

Pompeii is an extraordinary place to be because it was preserved exactly as it was. There are many other sites. If you visit any other antiquity-type sites throughout the world, they're very damaged with what's gone on over the centuries since they were abandoned. But this one was just, like, sealed, so you're looking at rock surfaces and the carving of letters and names in the stones looks like it was done yesterday.

Make life an art rather than art from life.

Don't bait your breath. That's bad for your health.

Obviously record companies tend to be following what the scene is rather than making the scene.

I am a lover of all sorts of different music. I love blues and every piece of music that I have listened to has become an influence.