Wings was one of the first bands in the 1970s to do stadium tours, as well as Led Zeppelin. We had all the most up-to-date equipment from monitor systems to a laser light show and that was like the biggest, most awesome experience for me.
I was into all sorts of music as a kid. I was very curious about ethnic music and different styles. I loved Django Reinhardt. I loved Ella Fitzgerald. I was also influenced by all the crooners of the day, like Johnny Ray, Frankie Lane.
The Moody Blues were a blues band, so when we got discovered, we were taken to London. That's where we started to make it. That's where the record labels were. That's where the action was.
The Moody Blues was very big in France, because they liked that we were basically playing blues.
My sisters and my brother were all very much into music. A couple of them were dancers.
Although the Beatles were big to the world, within the business, we're all very, very equal.
And I had such a great working experience with Paul during the 'RAM' album.
I enjoyed the idea of going and playing live. My beef was always with Wings that we never played live enough.
Band on the Run' was pretty significant for me because two of the guys didn't turn up to record it. It was just me and Paul. The two of us had to go into the studio and make that album ourselves. With Linda of course.
Colin Blunstone did a cover of one of my songs, and the reason I liked it was he changed it completely from my version.
You can't get tied into your past. It's not fun for me. You can't just keep doing the same material forever. Some people just play the hits, and it's the same show every night. They're happy to do that. I personally am not.
Brian Jones was a big friend of mine.
Traveling around, coming down to Florida for a few days, it's fun! You go on the road, you get inspired to write other stuff.
I don't like not working.
You can't keep away from the public too much, but you had to be protected to some degree and I saw that in Paul a lot. People were obsessive about the Beatles. It's a hard thing to have to deal with being that famous.
When you go to a new country, you don't have the same facilities as you had in the one before. You adapt very quickly to the circumstances.
‘Mull of Kintyre' was the biggest single of all time up until ‘Don't They Know It's Christmas' by that big charity.
So I wouldn't see Wings as a band that would go into the Hall of Fame, to be honest.
Tribute bands have kind of taken over the market, and I don't want to come across as being that.
In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think.
