I'm still getting thrilled with music even after 40 years of doing it professionally.

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!

Live shows are fun - sometimes. But you have to practice for months on end.

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.

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.

Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it.

I just realized how long it was since the last album, and where did the time go? You know?