Let Me Explain Something About Guitar Playing.

There's Such A Wealth Of Arts And Styles Within The Guitar... Flamenco, Jazz, Rock, Blues... You Name It, It's There. In The Early Days My Dream Was To Fuse All Those Styles. Now Composing Has Become Just As Important.

We Were Never A Band That Did 96 Takes Of The Same Thing. I Had Heard Of Groups That Were Into That Kind Of Excess Around That Time. They'd Work On The Same Track For Three Or Four Days And Then Work On It Some More, But That's Clearly Not The Way To Record An Album. If The Track Isn't Happening And It Creates Some Sort Of Psychological Barrier, Even After An Hour Or Two, Then You Should Stop And Do Something Else. Go Out: Go To The Pub, Or A Restaurant Or Something. Or Play Another Song.

You Can't Expect To Be The Same Person You Were Three Years Ago. Some People Expect You To Be And Can't Come To Terms With The Fact That If A Year Has Elapsed Between Lps, That Means One Year's Worth Of Changes. The Material Consequently Is Affected By That, The Lyrics Are Affected By That... The Music Too.

The Term "genius" Gets Used Far Too Loosely In Rock & Roll.

I Think It's Time To Travel, Start Gathering Some Real Right-in-there Experiences With Street Musicians Around The World.