"Yellow River was a hit in more than 20 countries round the world, and sold three million copies. There was fantastic demand for us to play those places, so we went."
   "I haven't had a chance to write as much in the past seven to eight months. There is fantastic mental stress, always on one plane and off onto another plane. You're living out of suitcases and have to completely uproot. Different countries, different people, different climates, different foods."
   "The average person will say, "Great! What's he complaining about?". I'm not complaining, I'm loving every minute, but at the same time, it's a great strain. You don't have time to unwind and relax. There's always something to worry about next. You want to keep doing your best. But you can't please everyone. There's always someone waiting to knock you down."
   "At the beginning, the glamour did appeal to me. But it's 90 per cent hard work and graft and toil and 10 per cent glamour, when it comes down to it."