Cafe society is as old as the hills. Starbucks and its imitators are the coffee face of the new man in a hurry.

I think I've owned all the models of iPods so far. And these days between my iPod, iPhone and my personal laptop computer, I'm someone who is very, very grateful for all the ways to listen to music and completely switch off from people around me and listen to the music in detail, which is very hard to do if you're in a room with other people.

I am not afraid to appear in Israel, although when I come to a place like Israel, I know it's not a picnic by the Thames. I am aware of the tension and it saddens me.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame traditionally has had a management style that is very supportive of American talent, first and foremost, over everything else. And I think that's right and proper.

I'm not one for Sudoku or crosswords - the thing that fires my little brain is doing tour budgets.

I'm very much an observer and a conduit of thoughts and ideas.

Touring is what you make it. I like to organise as much as possible myself.