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To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the classic bands I love - the ones that influenced me.

I'm certainly aware of the fans. I'm always hoping that what I'm doing is something they'll like, because I do appreciate them. But, no, when I get into the studio, it's all about what I like. It's the same thing that led me to the possibility of making that first Boston album, which was to divorce myself from all other influences.

I love seeing the fans of the music that I make.

I am still into the people I listened to growing up, so I completely remember what is like to be a fan, I haven't changed.

Music really becomes the soundtrack to the major events to your life.

I really just dabble in music; I really just did a few albums for my fans.

And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.

Even though the popularity and the fanbase is much much greater, and more people have heard about me through things like the Grammys and the Ivors and touring and word of mouth, it doesn't reflect in the sales of the record and doesn't go into my pocket.

I always tell the fans, 'Screw it! Like what you like. Listen to what you want.' Insisting that one type of music is better than the next is snobbery, and I have no time for that. Check out all the music that's out there. There's great stuff you're probably missing.

I honestly think that with every song you release you have to keep winning your own fans over again.