When I joined Small Faces, we occasionally would bump into The Who. And Keith Moon and I became firm pals.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.
We lived the life with Keith Moon. It was all Spinal Tap magnified a thousand times.
I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers.
Small Faces were really a soul band as far as we were concerned. That's what we listened to; that's what we played, you know? We were pretty much based on Booker T. and the M.G.'s.
I was a youngster looking up to dudes like Vicky McClure, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha - in fact, he was a big influence on how I was able to detach drama from the all-singing, all-dancing stigma.
What I love about being a member of KISS is that we're the 'John Glenns' of rock - we always have to be the first in anything we do, and I love that.
I met Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm not really star struck by actors, but musicians, that's when I get star struck. Chad Smith is my number one drum influence, so that was a real mind-blow. I spoke to him - proper English, thank God!
When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends.
I've become friends with Michael Mann and Oliver Stone; I've seen those guys work and that was great to see.