All my family back to the 1700s were water Gypsies. My brothers and me, we were the first ones to be born on dry land. All the rest of them were born on barges in the canals.

I'm a diplomat by nature. I help find the middle ground. I crack a joke and use humour to help resolve potentially vicious situations quickly. It gets things in perspective and helps everyone to see that things aren't as bad as they seem.

Most white Americans only discovered the blues with the British invasion.

I had a fiery affair with George Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd.

I think people are just creative, and this can be expressed in a number of ways. Bob Dylan and David Bowie create both music and art.

There's a basic rule which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don't know what it is. But I've got it.

We'll rock till we drop. We have all agreed this won't be the last time. Everyone's rocking.