When I stopped touring in the early 80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move.

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You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

All those rappers, theyre the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up...

All those rappers, theyre the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up...

Its nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

Its nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

But I dont write so much now, because theyre too painful.

But I dont write so much now, because theyre too painful.

Its not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

Its not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as...

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as...

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You dont question...

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You dont question...

Performing was terrifying.

Performing was terrifying.

I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was...

I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was...

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him...

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him...

It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a...

I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a...

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things...

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle....

I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle....