I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, you kind of lose the control element, you don't know if you are really getting through or not.

I've been touring now since about '68. I was in Germany when the wall came down. Unfortunately I was in New York when 9/11 happened.

God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know?

I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people.

Oooh I get by with a little help from my friends.

It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style.

Well, over the years, I've developed a stable of songs of which I'm known for and never get tired of singing.