When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference.

I continue to write. It's just one of those things that I do. I'll have periods when I write and periods when I don't. But you don't want it to become a discipline really. If it becomes a discipline, it becomes a chore and that's no good.

As I said to Ringo, I was in a successful Rock N Roll band. He was in a band that changed the world. That's the difference.

To make art you need to be inspired.

Traveling is a bit of a push sometimes. When you're doing a lot of miles and you're doing a lot of shows, it does get wearing.

I couldn't say there is a formula to songwriting. Each time is a unique experience.

I love to see new talent, new people beginning. It's a wonderful thing, and one wonders where their journey will take them. Sometimes they ask me for advice but it's very difficult to advise people. Everyone has their own destiny really.