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?

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

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

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

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.

As you get older, the days have gone, and the years have gone, and it's 'whoosh!