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.

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!

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

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.

You don't make solo albums to have hits.

My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now.