The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back on the blues.

I go off into Dublin and two days later I'm spotted walking by the Liffey with a whole bunch of new friends.

We got touring with the Stones, and people were trying to keep up with Keith. He's like a human machine with a constitution of iron, and they all thought they could do the same.

When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I'm being taken seriously. I've got highfalutin art collectors and everything!

When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy.

I love to get into a landscape and paint my horses.

Nowadays you can record on your laptop with Pro Tools, which I do quite often.