I have a lot of experience in playing all sorts of venues. And one of my interests is to understand what constitutes the vibe of a place and what makes one concert different from another. You can't fully measure or calculate these things, yet they are absolutely evident once you're on stage.

Going to Morocco was massive; that's where I really found music which had the African syncopation and swing mixed with Arabic strains, and together they had this transporting, bittersweet quality.

I think where you play is important.

I don't want to copy the people I admire - I'd rather find out what inspired them and try to find my own way through it.

I am not scared of making mistakes.

I think it's quite jarring and exciting when you see someone in the thrall of being completely transported by the music they're sharing with you.

The closer you get to the source, the more you begin to understand its essential nature.