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

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.

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.

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?

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 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.