There are so many artists who get to my age that get comfortable and just stick in a groove, and I really don't want to do that.

I could say that 'Exile On Main Street' was my favourite or whatever, but I'm more about the songs and the artists and the sound that they bring.

In my old age, my mind gets more open, and I listen to so many different types of music and I guess that all reflects in my work.

I'm so lucky, I'm just really grateful for what I've got around me - children and my wife and everything else.

The '40s were quite austere and super glamorous.

When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble.

Why not go down the pub? A guy once came up to me at a gig and asked me if I had MySpace. I said, 'This is my space, and you're invading it.'