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.

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.

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

It all comes down to what you truly love doing, and what I love doing is overdubbing and making new sounds out of things that are sometimes quite ordinary on their own, but when you put them together, they make something new--or something that sounds new. Just discovering things like that musically is a pleasure.

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

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.