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.

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

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

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?

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.

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.