I'm always writing or playing because that is my life.

Even the two times that I left, I never really felt like I left the band. It's very bizarre. It's like there's sort of an umbilical cord that stretches between us spiritually.

The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage.

My life revolves around music and always will. I need to be a part of music and not an observer.

I was born in 1949 - which seems like a long time ago... Actually, it is a long time ago, when I think about it.

I'm always writing or playing because that is my life.

As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist.