All My Houses Are Isolated. Many Is

There's A Very Old Recording Maxim That Goes, 'distance Makes Depth.' I've Used That A Hell Of A Lot-whether It's Tracking Guitars Or The Whole Band. People Are Used To Close-miking Amps, But I'd Have A Mic Out Around The Back, As Well, And Then Balance The Two. Also, You Shouldn't Have To Use Eq In The Studio If The Instruments Sound Right. You Should Be Able To Get The Right Tones Simply With The Science Of Microphone Placement.

The Element Of Change Has Been The Thing, Really. We Put Out The First One, Then The Second... Then A Third Lp Totally Different From Them. It's The Reason We Were Able To Keep It Together.

I Have A Voracious Appetite For All Things, Worldly And Unworldly.

I Really Don't Like Showing People How I Play Things; It's A Little Embarrassing Because It Always Looks So Simple To Me.

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.