There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.

Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone's individual pride.

It seems like everyone's got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories.

As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record.

When you're really looking forward to something, you don't feel the sense of pressure.

But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself.

I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they're not too quirky. Businessmen could wear them.