I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape.

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 a great thrill just to know Roy Orbison, so to play, sing, write hit songs with him and have him in The Traveling Wilburys was beyond my wildest dreams!

It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit.

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 try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape.

When you do a song new live on stage, it's kind of a bit weird until it gets worn in, you know, like oiled up a bit. It's still a little bit stiff until you really thrashed at it for a few weeks.