I went to see John Mayall at the Marquee, with Peter Green on guitar, and that was a particularly good gig.

I'd love to change the world, but I don't know what to do

Strangely enough, through all those school years I decided at 13 or 14 I was going to be a musician and so school was just something to get out of the way, a waste of time and not to bother with it.

I began to learn a lot of chords and rhythms. It was a bit boring at the time but came in very handy later on.

I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records.

They have decided to tour under the name of Ten Years After which I don't think is very cool. To be honest, they have had to do that as it's the only way they can get any work.

So if you see Ten Years After, it's not me anymore. I'm very happy with what I am doing now.

The chances of a reunion now are less likely. I was thinking of having a 40th anniversary of the band, but now they are really another band, so it's all a bit weird.

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don't take the time to learn the basics.

It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos in a big band set-up.

A problem isn't a real problem till you decide to make it a problem... so what's the problem again?

I don't understand German myself. I learned it at school, but forgot every word of it two years after I had left, and have felt much better ever since.

Don't wait. Start stuff.

Contaminated food is a major cause of diarrhea, substantially contributing to malnutrition and killing about 2.2 million people each year, most of them children.

I love ripped jeans! They are flattering. I'm very petite, so I think they make my butt look lovely.

Everyone should know--there's no such thing as a decent human being. It's just an illusion. And when it's gone, it's really gone.

I love collaborating.

Now...in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, ipods and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.

We have been getting ready to recycle more e-waste by investing in infrastructure, providing grants to local government and working with industry.

I do try to pay attention to new bands and what's happening within the scene. I try to make sure I give everything a listen - even if I loathe it.