It's taken folk a while to come around, hasn't it? Even the boys in the band weren't too sure about the whole art thing. They just wanted me to concentrate on the music. But they respect it now.

Back in those days, all us skinny white British kids were trying to look cool and sound black. And there was Hendrix, the ultimate in black cool. Everything he did was natural and perfect.

Amazing, the poisons I used to put in my body. I used to love it.

Regina Spektor is great. I can't wait to see what more she's capable of.

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.

With every gig we have to prove ourselves better than the night before.

I used to worry, 'I've lost my family.' They hated me for a while, but they're very resilient.