It astonished me in the early Nineties to suddenly have musicians admit that they had been inspired and influenced by us. That meant a lot at that time. But of course, being human, the... disrespect isn't even strong enough a word, is it? The opprobrium was painful. Being popular and hated is not satisfying.

I think, in music, you're always hoping that you'll have a like-minded audience and that the music you like making will appeal to them, too.

When I started playing, I played in R&B bands. I played James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and all that.

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