Denny Laine

I've always been accused of being too clever for my own good. ”

Not that I got bored with it all, or I didn't like the people in The Moody Blues. I just wanted to go off and do other things purely because it was out there, you know. I'm kind of glad that I did and that I didn't just stick with one thing. ”

But I'm more of a recluse when it comes down to being a writer and being a creative person rather than being a celebrity. ”

I like being in a band where everybody's equal. ”

In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think. ”

Tribute bands have kind of taken over the market, and I don't want to come across as being that. ”

So I wouldn't see Wings as a band that would go into the Hall of Fame, to be honest. ”

I was part of that whole early Moody Blues transitioning from a sort of R&B-blues band to being more progressive. ”

Colin Blunstone did a cover of one of my songs, and the reason I liked it was he changed it completely from my version. ”

Music is my first love. ”