I suppose because I have a good ear, I could pick out harmonies and learn by ear... I still think that you have to have an ear for music to really be able to feel and understand what you're playing. You can learn by watching and listening to other people.

It's frustrating actually, the time involved in getting something released these days. My new CD has actually been finished for a year. It's only now that it's being released

I've never stopped learning.

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

The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar taste and aspirations and like music as much as you do.

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

I do to keep things sounding fresh. Sometimes just changing the running order of the show is a good idea.