You've got to have fresh wardrobe. You can't just go out there looking like you did last time. That helps your transformation.

I've managed to avoid tattoos so far.

When Gimme Shelter was recorded, early '69 or something, it was a time of war and tension, so that's reflected in this tune. It's still wheeled out when big storms happen, as they did the other week. It's been used a lot to evoke natural disaster.

You don't always do the same things you've done the night before. That's what makes playing live so interesting as opposed to being in the studio.

When we heard we were topping the bill over James Brown we couldn't believe it. We tried for two days to get it changed round - I mean you can't follow an act like that.

I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?

I don't believe in astrology. It's a lot of crap. I just think that's another thing you should throw out the window. Mysticism. Cheap. It's amazing that people still hang on to that after all these years.