There was no working title for the album. The record-jacket designer said `When I think of the group, I always think of power and force. There's a definite presence there.' That was it. He wanted to call it `Obelisk'. To me, it was more important what was behind the obelisk. The cover is very tongue-in-cheek, to be quite honest. Sort of a joke on 2001. I think it's quite amusing.

Music can always be a life-changing experience, for musicians and fans, or at least life-affecting, but it depends on to what degree.

There's music that can affect people in their lives, and they will always relate to the point that they heard it and experienced it, either if you're playing it or you're receptive, as an audience.

I can listen to all different sorts of music. I don't really care about The Next Big Thing.

I'm not afraid of death. That is the greatest mystery of all. That'll be it, that one. But it is all a race against time.

I always thought the good thing about the guitar was that they didn't teach it in school.

I bet you can't play slide piano.