If you feel people getting on about what you are doing, it gives you a lift.
I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent.
I think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously.
I will obviously take on board everything from my past, I always do.
I've got very strong hands from playing for many years.
Radio is commercial, isn't it. Its a business.