I play the piano a lot at home, I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage... I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.

The Blues scene now is international. In the '50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in America. But from the '60s onwards it changed

What I've always lacked is a really strong band to back me up.

I had to learn chord shapes... I bought books with chord charts. I used to listen to all kinds of pop music.

These days there's so much technology and ways you can learn. There are videos and CD roms.

I never advise anyone to sacrifice something else because of music, but then I don't see why they would have to anyway.

The Stones don't really need to do it for money, so they must get some kind of pleasure out of it. They're not like a group that's disbanded and gone away and made a comeback. They've always been there.