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.

The early ELP albums were pioneering in a way.

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 love touring in the United States. It's dramatically different wherever you go. North to south you're going from snow to palm trees.

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.

Unless you go forward then you are going back.