So many people are frightened to take a chance in life and there's so many chances you have to take.

When I went over to the States to promote Outrider, everyone was telling me I was a blues guitarist. I'm not a bloody blues guitarist. I'm a guitarist.

I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues.

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

You can't overthink the music. Mood and intensity can't be manufactured. The blues isn't about structure; it's what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it.

There are very few people I can call real, close friends. They're very, very precious to me.

Let's just say I'm like a ship passing through storms, resting in ports now and then until it's time to continue the journey. I once told a friend, `I'm just looking for an angel with a broken wing - one that couldn't fly away.'