Looking back in retrospect, there were some great moments working with some great people, ... I don't know quite how to put it into words. I don't look at it quite the same way other people do.

In retrospect, it was a mistake. If I had it to do all over again, we certainly wouldn't have (not protected Shelton). As we are now seeing it, the power is obviously there with him.

People say we are survivors but I don't see us as survivors of anything. We are still here, there's nothing that's come and tried to dislodge us. We just go about our business.

I have a lot of memories with these people. It was great recording with Hendrix [and] playing with Stevie Wonder was great. They were all great. It's hard to pick any one of them out. Jimi [Hendrix] was very meticulous in the studio. He was always way ahead of his time.

People say we are survivors but I don't see us as survivors of anything. We are still here, there's nothing that's come and tried to dislodge us. We just go about our business.

It's a situation where there might be some uncomfortable moments. But everybody is a professional and everybody understands what's going on. We'll just have to live with it from day to day. I think our guys have been through enough that they understand the business and they know what's going on.