I was playing with George Harrison one time, and George loves takes. This song was up to Take 160. I said, 'George, do you want me to play the same thing or 160 different things?' It drove me crazy because, in general, I'm ready to play my part.
I used to play on Phil Spector's records, and he liked to use three pianists.
The doctor who pulled me out at birth damaged my second and third vertebrae. But without those tugs, I probably would have been a regular guy selling insurance in Texas or something.
I am not aware of my public image or what people think of me. I don't evaluate myself that way.
California always struck me as a police state.
When you play with another piano player, it's just second nature to play the parts that need to be played.