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.

The Beatles were so big that it's hard for people not alive at the time to realize just how big they were.

A lot of times songs are very much of a moment, that you just encapsulate. They come to you, you write them, you feel good that day, or bad that day.

I enjoy doing different kinds of things. I just enjoy being not tied too much. I feel that I'm tied to myself as a kind of traditional musician and a singer, and the history that I have ties me down.

Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.

I don't find it easy dealing with people with drug problems. It helps if you're all taking drugs, all the same drugs.

Right now I can't be sure that I will be back on stage. We have been touring for two years and that is way too much.