Everything that came later... the roots are all there in the first album.

Everything that came later... the roots are all there in the first album.

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 don't care what critics and other people think.

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

A lot of people can't be on their own. They get frightened. Isolation doesn't bother me at all. It gives me a sense of security.

There's a very old recording maxim that goes, 'Distance makes depth.' I've used that a hell of a lot-whether it's tracking guitars or the whole band. People are used to close-miking amps, but I'd have a mic out around the back, as well, and then balance the two. Also, you shouldn't have to use EQ in the studio if the instruments sound right. You should be able to get the right tones simply with the science of microphone placement.