There's a demon in me, and he's still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.

Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.

And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly.

Some things get better with age. Like me.

The big rules of knife fighting are (a) do not try it at home, and (b) the whole point is never, ever use the blade. It is there to distract your opponent. While he stares at the gleaming steel, you kick his balls to kingdom come--he's all yours. Just a tip!

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.

The only new technology that interests me is when it sort of throws me back soundwise. And I can think, "Wow, that means I can go onstage and sound like Scotty Moore now and again!"