You Don't Want To Believe Everything You

Obviously Record Companies Tend To Be Following What The Scene Is Rather Than Making The Scene.

These Days I Don't Look To Other People With The Objective Of Trying To Steal Their Licks, Although I've Got No Objections To Stealing Them If That Seems Like A Good Idea. I'm Sure That I'm Still Influenced By Mark Knopfler And Eddie Van Halen As Well......i Can't Play Like Eddie Van Halen. I Wish I Could. I Sat Down To Try Some Of Those Ideas And Can't Do It. I Don't Know If I Could Ever Get Any Of That Stuff Together. Sometimes I Think I Should Work At The Guitar More.

Being A Musician, Being A Person Who's Playing Tours And Making Records Is A Part-time Thing For Me At Age. I Did It, I Lived It And I Breathed It Every Day Of My Life For 30-odd Years And Now I Am Slowing Down A Little Bit. But It Does Not Mean That I Am Any Less Intense And Dedicated To The Work That I Am Doing Now. I Have Other Priorities In Life As Well.

Usually, In The Studio, On This Sort Of Thing... You Just Go Out And Have A Play Over It, And See What Comes, And It's Usually - Mostly - The First Take That's The Best One, And You Find Yourself Repeating Yourself Thereafter.

I Find It Incredibly Difficult To Write Anything That's Really Happy.