I think having artwork, lyrics, credits and such like are things that people really value. It's hard work to come up with something like that, but I think it's worth it.

I think the rock audience still likes to have a physical product. The demand for owning a physical copy is still there.

When I did 'Hand Cannot Erase,' I didn't have a specific singer in mind.

There's always something special playing in your home country in front of your home audience.

Human beings find change very difficult. They find change is something that can be quite an awkward thing to adjust to. It applies to music. It applies to life. It applies to everything.

I like artists that tend to be more interested in reinventing themselves, in experimenting.

The one thing I do believe is, if you make the songs about the human aspects of things, you've got a much better chance of having the music transcend the times. If you make them very political and very topical, it's going to date very quickly.

It's something I've recognized in the careers of those people who have been inspiring to me over the years - Neil Young, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, and Prince. These are all people who constantly redefined themselves, and had to deal with the difficulty of trying to take their audience with them when they did that.

I think I've become a better storyteller over the years.

The truth is I got rid of 100% of my vinyl in the '90s. All the vinyl I have is re-bought.