When my dad toured in '91, I think my first gig properly was the Tokyo Dome, 50,000 people indoors. That was pretty scary. I was 12, or 13.

Everyone's seen the Beatles.

I did everything I could to not be a musician.

I've grown up around cinema. Michael Kamen was a very, very close friend of mine, sort of my godfather. So I know how much work goes into it. You have to know what you're doing.

People see my face, they hear my voice, and I know they're thinking about my father. That's OK - he was a great man.

It was a relief to be able to do my own band, because I was very responsible for all this amazing music I didn't want to mess up before.

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious and he always has played such hot guitar.