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.

At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself.

The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music.

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

Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.

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?

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