Let's face it: I paint well. I know it, you know it. There's no arguing really, is there?

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.

All my life there's always been an ex-wife or a girlfriend.

The last show we played, I was straight as a die. It did feel weird not to be hiding behind alcohol or dope, but being focused was... good.

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.

I have a life coach out with me on tour, a very nice guy from L.A. He just prepares me for each day.

You don't make solo albums to have hits.