You're dealing in magic-it's this intangible thing that has to happen. And to seek it out too much might not be a good idea. Because, you know, it's very shy, too. But once you've got the essence of them, you can work songs and improve them. You see if there's a better word, or a better change.

I've always had a great love for the blues.

We don't really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we've been taken for granted.

I'll stand my ground and I won't back down.

The music business looks like, you know, innocent schoolboys compared to the TV business. They care about nothing but profit.

Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.

I'm not any happier anywhere than when I'm in the studio. I'm over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.