The guitarist � who recently explained why he pulled the plug on reunion talks with Bill Ward � says: "I didn't quite know what to make of Rick at first.

"His whole idea was, 'Write the song. Call me when you think it's ready.' So I would. Actually, I'd email him, because I couldn't phone him � nobody phones him. So I'd email him: 'Do you want to come down tonight?' And he'd pop in, have a listen, go, 'Yeah, I like that,' or, 'I don't like it.'