To Make Art You Need To Be

Again There Are So Many Records Which Contain Fond Memories And Music And Songs Of Which I Have To Say I Am Quite Proud. There Are A Couple Of Tracks Which In Retrospect On Which I Now Wish I Had Pushed The Red Button, However I'm Sure This Is True Of Any Artist Career That Has Spanned The Number Of Years That Mine Has. I Do Not Believe However That I Have Ever Made A Bad Record And I Have Certainly Never Made A Record To Which I Didn't Give My Complete Commitment.

When You Are In A Band For A Number Of Years You Loose Your Identity In A Way. You Become A Part Of That Band And Then All Of A Sudden You Are Not Part Of That Band. You Are Still The Band Without The Other Two Members.

As Long As People Want To Hear Me Play And As Long As I'm Able To Play, Then I Will. I Enjoy Playing And Performing. If I Wasn't Doing That, What Else Would I Do?

I Feel With Elp That I Wasn't Making The Most Of My Life And I Wasn't Making The Most Of My Creativity. I Was Marking Time. I Don't Want To Do That. Life Is To Short.

As I Said To Ringo, I Was In A Successful Rock N Roll Band. He Was In A Band That Changed The World. That's The Difference.