Mick Taylor

Blues music is becoming more and more popular than it ever was. I'm always meeting people on the road that are really young, and are guitar players. male and female.

I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.

I've never stopped learning.

Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea.

What I've always lacked is a really strong band to back me up.

The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique.

Altamont... I remember all of that. That was an awful day.

It's nice to finally have a CD out which reflects my songwriting, my singing and the band that I have.

If you've been playing for a few years, especially in a group context, you'll see if you have the ability or the passion to want to carry on. It's something that you have to be dedicated to and you've got to love, no matter what happens.

I certainly want to get back to the U.S. to play. It's such a big country. I've always liked playing there, and enjoyed living there. I lived in New York, LA, and Florida.

I'm sure if we had made an album that was more traditional would have been released immediately. When we actually play this music on stage and people become familiar with it, it will become more popular.

I have a really good band, and just returned from a short tour in California. It hasn't always gone that well.