I don't want to fail the audience. I don't want to let them down.

Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets sold, he said, 'Now I'm going to grow my hair out and play my horn through a wah-wah pedal.' Rather than play it safe, he went on.

'SMiLE' is perhaps the Beach Boys' most legendary album. It was recorded in 1966 and 1967 but only saw a formal release in 2011. That's a long time to wait for what was said to be Brian Wilson's masterpiece.

I know I was a generic dysfunctional child, but I think a lot of people are.

When I am in Africa, I always have the feeling that it's where everything started. When I am in New York, I know it is where everything ended up.

And I love the hate mail I get, the unsigned, misspelled letters I get telling me to go back to Russia or wherever.

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.