At the time, we thought it was a nice way to say something unique about the group to make us different from all the other bands kicking around in London.

The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.

The reward is every night. The 90 minutes is such a payoff for us every night; it makes it all worth it to us. The fans who come to the shows know how much we enjoy this.

At the time, we thought it was a nice way to say something unique about the group to make us different from all the other bands kicking around in London.

It's what everyone is after, I mean they want success and when they get it it's an incredible pressure but what you have to do is try to keep the big picture in view.

If anyone asks me about the George Martin years I usually say I group all of that stuff together as the single greatest experience but I wasn't scared I was just really looking forward to it.

When people say, Your music was the music of the Seventies, I say, So was discoteque. The Seventies was also the highest peak of heavy metal. Pick a genre - they were all alive.