We've got a great bench of songs, and the people have a really good time at our Stereophonics's shows. People are the same all over the world. If we can play football stadiums and arenas in one country, there's no reason we can't play them in another country. People are people.

The song Dakota was first written in Paris. I was doing a promo trip. It was snowing and the hotel room was really cold and boring and for some reason I just had a go of the guitar and the song came pretty quick.

The story behind every song is individual to itself.

Japan is quite weird because they wait for you to say something before they respond. You can literally hear a pin drop, they don't make a sound until you say something to the crowd.

Big shows are more like events and small shows are more like traditional gigs.

It's better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music.

The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2.