I use the music almost as a compass in some kind of quasi-romantic way. I try and go to places that I'm intrigued by, and I take this music with me, using my name at the front.

I've got the big name, but I've always wanted to be in a band, one of a band.

All over the world, the idea of creating an melange of international musics, it's a very healthy thing.

I'm tipping the hat and looking back.

Look, Salvador Dali did not paint because he needed the money. No conversation about materialism and music makes sense. You make music and that's that, it doesn't matter why.

I think we're in a disposable world and 'Stairway to Heaven' is one of the things that hasn't quite been thrown away yet.

Does anyone remember laughter?