The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan.

As I say, the Animals had a particular concept of themselves as a band. There was an anarchic spirit in it, which was being flattened by commercial designs, attitudes, and needs.

Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic.

I quite like childlike songs, which sometimes cross over.

I tend to think of the organ as part of the rhythm section, rather than a frontline voice.

I think it's like everything else; one shouldn't dig too deeply. It's silly to say that with a journalist, but sometimes there is not a truth to be found.