I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America.

So the name of a group has to say something. The name has to be strong.

You have to have a strong title. It's got to say something.

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.

Traffic was very, very free. It was great.

I have always had a tremendous amount of energy and any band I was ever in from the age of fourteen, I would always be the one who would describe the future and vibe everyone up.

You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.