I like the natural sound of a room. All the rooms have their own sound, so it's a matter of putting it where you like and seeing what it sounds like.

I think from the age of thirteen, I really wanted to be a producer and I've always thought that the producer was the top of the tree.

It was dark and misty for 2 weeks, and I didn't come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, 'Wow, look at those beautiful Alps.' I wrote 'Mr. Blue Sky' and 13 other songs in the next two weeks.

There's not much you can do with a ukulele that doesn't sound happy.

The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966.

I just want to be in the studio. When you've got all the gear you want in your own house, it's difficult to go out and do something else, you know?

I like the natural sound of a room. All the rooms have their own sound, so it's a matter of putting it where you like and seeing what it sounds like.