I think a lot of things do influence me, but the influence mechanism is as such that these things dive into your brain and bury themselves into your subconscious and you're never quite sure where and how they're going to emerge. I don't think I really take direct influence.

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’m not interested in teaching books by women.

People in Italy seem to be very capable of singing along with 'Wish You Were Here' perfectly, yet it's hard to get someone in the street who speaks english.

If you have a live reputation and your popularity is proven that way, then you're bound to get signed up because they see all those people buying those tickets and they think some of those people will buy those records, and that's what their business is primarily about.

We already had all the songs, and it turns out all you have to do is burn them to some CDs, so why not?

I've been in The Who, I've been in The Beatles and I've been in Pink Floyd! Top that!