The Way I See It,

I'm Obsessed - Not Just Interested, Obsessed - With Folk Music, Street Music, The Parallels Between A Country's Street Music And Its So-called Classical And Intellectual Music, The Way Certain Scales Have Travelled Right Across The Globe. All This Ethnological And Musical Interaction Fascinates Me. Have You Heard Any Trance Music? That's The Thing.

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.

If You Wanted To Chart New Territories And Head Off Over The Horizon, You Had To Make Sure You Weren't Overly Influenced By What Others Were Doing ... So It Didn't Matter What Other Bands Were Doing ... We Did What We Were Doing.

Music Can Always Be A Life-changing Experience, For Musicians And Fans, Or At Least Life-affecting, But It Depends On To What Degree.

But To Put Out A Greatest Hits On One Cd Was Totally Impossible, I Just Couldn't Do It. The Best Compromise Was To Put Out Two Cds - Early Days - Which Is What It Is - And Latter Days.