I'm Pampered Like You Wouldn't Believe.

Rock Music Is Quite Big In India - But It Mostly Just Replaces All The Intricacies Of Indian Rhythms And Indian Melody With Lumpen Rock Drumming And Power Chords.

I'm Always Happiest Trying New Instruments - And Honestly Enjoy Playing, Say, The Glockenspiel With Radiohead As Much As I Do The Guitar. I Think Regular Touring Has Forced Me To Play The Guitar More Than Anything Else, Which Is Why I'm Probably Most Confident Playing That. And Whist I'd Be Lost If I Couldn't Play It Too, I Dislike The Totemic Worship Of The Thing... Magazines, Collectors, And So On. I Enjoy Struggling With Instruments I Can't Really Play.

People Will Have Mp3s Of Every Miles Davis' Record But Never Think Of Hearing Any Of Them Twice In A Row - There's Just Too Much To Get Through.

I Don't Mind When People Are Telling Me About Their 1971 Firebird, But It's The Same Thing As People Telling Me About Their Car Or Something. It's Fine If You Have An Interest. By Talking With Me, Though, You Could Be Interviewing A Novelist About Guitars. It's The Same Thing, Except I Don't Write That Well Either.

I Sometimes Feel A Bit Embarrassed To Play Guitar. There's Something - I Don't Want To Sound Ungrateful - But There's Something Very Old-fashioned And Traditional About It. You Meet Kids Today Whose Grandparents Were In Punk Bands, Really. It's Very Old And Traditional, But Then, You Know, So Is An Orchestra And So Is The String Section.