When I was five I had violin lessons.

To add an AC outlet, for example, you just drill a circular hole in the wall, tap into the wiring, add the outlet and you're set. If you don't want it, pull it out and plaster over it with more earth to seal the hole.

Those two songs condense the two albums. They also show what the audiences wanted. I was desperate to keep the band together and find something that the public would like.

You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.

With The Guess Who, it took us fifty-something singles before we had hits.

When I was five I had violin lessons.

You are still lucky - you have a certain type of people who keep buying your music - but then you can get typecast and have to keep making that same music, and you can change only slightly. It's risky to bounce around and change your type of music.