To see a lot of the smaller labels disappear or get gobbled up by the bigger labels, that’s a shame. It was a bit of a shock at first to see the demise of the record stores.

I don't really listen to music.

I used to go to my local pub and it was like a sanctuary, nobody dared ask for an autograph. You went in there for a ploughman's and a pint, and you went home and watched TV. Believe me, there's more to watch on British TV than American, except for CNN right now. But yeah, I miss it.

In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan - my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took the kids to Canada to be near her parents

I can't consider myself a drummer any more.

I suppose you can't take kids into consideration all the time, but I just wish there could be a bit of flexibility.

Another time, we had three days off in Australia, so we went out of our way to fly to Ayres Rock.