Music Is The One Thing

The Idea Of A Hypnotic Riff As The Prime Mover Of A Piece Of Music Has Been Around For A Long Time, Whether You're Talking About The Delta Blues Or Music From Middle Eastern And African Cultures.

I Always Felt If We Were Going In To Do An Album, There Should Already Be A Lot Of Structure Already Made Up So We Could Get On With That And See What Else Happened.

I'm Over 30 Now, But I Didn't Expect To Be Here.

When I Started Doing Sessions, The Guitar Was In Vogue. I Was Playing Solos Every Day.

There Was No Working Title For The Album. The Record-jacket Designer Said `when I Think Of The Group, I Always Think Of Power And Force. There's A Definite Presence There.' That Was It. He Wanted To Call It `obelisk'. To Me, It Was More Important What Was Behind The Obelisk. The Cover Is Very Tongue-in-cheek, To Be Quite Honest. Sort Of A Joke On 2001. I Think It's Quite Amusing.