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.

I don't live my life on the road. I'm getting on a bit and there's a lot of other things in my life. Our lovely children and their lives. It's more of a part-time business these days.

I think I'm still trying to be experimental on everything I ever do, but it's not as obviously way-out and experimental as what we were.

Everyone goes to rotten schools when they're kids, don't they?

You know, once you've had that guitar up so loud on the stage, where you can lean back and volume will stop you from falling backward, that's a hard drug to kick.

The expectation on me as a solo artist is very different to the audience's expectation of a Pink Floyd show.

Where would rock and roll be without feedback?