When I'm playing, I'm never through. It's unfinished. I like to find a place to leave for someone else to finish it. That's where the high comes in.
I don't dictate the solos and I don't dictate the vocal harmonies.
Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song.
I did quite a lot of the arranging, fitting different sections together, tempo changes, all sorts of things like that. I actually acted as a bridge between Robert and Ian. Not so much composing, rather presenting musical ideas at each rehearsal.
In most multiple composer situations, you find it because someone got nervous about the music and insisted that somebody else come in and help.
I don't love collabs just for the sake of collaborating. It has to be purposeful and it needs to sonically make sense.
I don't think there's ever been any music quite like what we came up with.
On any collaboration, you want to respect your music and the other's music.
