There's quite a few people getting into that - new acts coming along that are using a lot of stuff that happened in the 50s and 60s. They're completely ignoring the 70s which is kind of a turn on because to me nothing has really gone down in the 70s.

Like I said, basically I'm a rocker. That's about it. Things that I've done away from that-branches that I've gotten into off of that - are just other streams, other things that I can do.

I have some intellectual-type pursuits, like studying philosophy and stuff like that.

I was just getting tired of the image bullshit...that man of mystery trip and what have you. What's that all about?

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

If you're putting somebody down, you're doing it because you're just seeing a part of yourself that you don't like. That's all that is.

For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts, it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cos I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.