I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage.

I was in awe sometimes listening to Mick Taylor . Everything was there in his playing - the melodic touch, a beautiful sustain and a way of reading a song.

I read the Bible sometimes, but it bores me to death. I just want to know what other people find so bloody fascinating.

You don't start to play your guitar thinking you're going to be running an organisation that will maybe generate millions.

Everybody thinks you reach a certain age and you're a grownup, but it's not true. Nobody grows up until the day they croak.

When you're supported by millions all over the world, you can either go nuts, or try to feed off the goodwill.

A painter's got a canvas. The writer's got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.