I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should.

Then, once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I've been doing that for 25 years. The soul searching part of it, the spontaneous part of it, that was, and remains, a really terrific process.

I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not a player in the true sense of the word.

I can't remember the first song I learned to play on bass, but the first song I learned to play on guitar was 'For Your Love' by the Yardbirds. That kind of was the beginning for me. I thought it was a great song and I loved the open chord progression at the beginning of that song.

So, I really don't consider myself a fabulous keyboard player.

I'm a big believer of daylight in the studio.

And the meek shall inherit the earth.