You work in a band, and it tends to be more like moviemaking, I think. It tends to be more of a conscious, verbalized and, to some degree, political process.

When I work alone, my process is like painting. With Fleetwood Mac, it's more like movie making.

A Western-style democracy in Afghanistan is a dream. I don't see that as a reality anytime soon. But I think some form of representative political process is not that far-fetched.

I think the political process is important and we don't shy away from that. But there needs to be a balance. In the public sector, we have promoted (the balance), but we haven't achieved it yet,

When I work alone, it can be like dabbling with a canvas. Maybe you paint over bits, and it starts to form its own life and lead you off in a direction. It becomes an intuitive, subconscious process.

plunged into the political process.