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'm interested in feedback and learning what people want. It's a tricky thing for me when I do a set list. You get bored doing the same songs. Let's say we do one ballad in two hours, and it's "Wild Horses." If you say, I'm tired of that, let's try something less well known, and then you're out there stumbling through this song you just relearned at sound check, and you realize people probably want "Wild Horses" instead of this. You do need to do some songs that aren't so well known. The question is how many? I'm open to people posting their requests.

Everyone knows what their roots are, but you've got to explore everywhere. You've got to explore the sky too.

I don't watch much ESPN. Unless they have soccer on.

You never really know what's going to happen. You never know what the audience is going to be like or how they're going to behave.

I'd done a very long project on Bridges To Babylon. I was on the road for ages with that. When I came off the road, I thought, the next thing I want to do on my own.

I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done.