New York (in 1964 and'65) was wonderful and so on, and L. A. was also kind of interesting. But outside of that we found it the most repressive society, very prejudiced in every way. There was still segregation. And the attitudes were fantastically old-fashioned. Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness. It's changed fantastically over the last 30 years. But so has everything else.
I'm very country-influenced, from quite young. Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, George Jones, so on. I heard those people, really, before I heard blues. Even Jim Reeves, Everly Brothers, and so on. Those kind of pop-country performers are very popular in England. Used to come along and play a lot on tv and their records would be around.
We haven't been here much, if that isn't an understatement. We've added a few more songs since then.
All dancing is a replacement for sex.
I've always been spiritual. I wish it had been developed in some other way, but I think in our culture it rarely is. This is as far as we get.
You kept to yourself.
It's hard to remember just what that period (the sixties) was like, but I can assure you it was extremely different from now. There was attitude, things you take for granted now they wouldn't then: social values, the way people mix, racial segregation, sexual segregation and orientation, the opportunities people would or wouldn't have, class and money. And the list goes on.
It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.
I don't believe in having bands for solo records.
You call yourself a Christian; I call you a hypocrite. You call yourself a patriot; well, I think you're full of...