If you gave me a fresh carnation, I would only crush its tender petals.

My own personal theory is that all popular music, in whatever form it is, to me, it all comes from Africa. Whether it's filtered through America or whatever - African-American. But I still think there's something in that roots music that's very, very African, and I think that's what unites people.

I have to do what I'm doing at the time. That's the most important thing. You might lose some people along the way, and you might gain other people on the way, that's just the way it is. But nevertheless, if you're driven by something, there is no argument about it; that's what you have to do.

I play out my role, I've even been out walking -They tell me that it helps, but I know when I'm beaten.

It's just something internal that says, 'I've got to do this now. This is what I'm doing now.'

The Zombies were really unique - they had elements of jazz and classical music in their songs and songwriting. They had a very, very different sound compared to a lot of their contemporaries at the time.

Even somebody like The Black Keys or Royal Blood, they all have this original roots base to what they do.