I never really felt at home with that - the headbands, the roses, the feet, the peace sign, all that bollocks. That wasn't me at all; I felt like a fish totally out of water during the mid-'60s thing.

I would have loved to have been two people, but I was determined not to devote my entire life to my career.

I wanted to be in Rolling Stone number two with a tomorrow feel to it, like an experimental Rolling Stones with Jagger singing.

I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.

I don't understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off.

As long as there's something original going on, that's all that matters.

I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.