I am interested in Icons, not just religious works but also contemporary icons. I also like the way the Pop movement of the 60s took subjects from consumer products and people - soup cans, comic books, film stars - and elevated them through art, just like in traditional iconography.

Young people are still experiencing the thrill of three chords and over-amplified guitars. They always will.

In my moments of down time I tend to listen to Blues.

I think there are still plenty of free-thinking creative people out there. There always will be.

Art is my 'solo career' if you like. Musically, as a bass player, I depend on other musicians to play, whereas, with painting, I'm on my own. I find it quite easy to switch heads and I enjoy both the mayhem of being on tour and the serenity of being alone in my art studio.

The internet has huge advantages but its downside is the easy access to resources.

It would be difficult to do art without music (music subsidises the art).