I'm not much into current electronic stuff, what I think of as lounge electronics, mumbling electronics.

In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don't think there is any comparison.

I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people.

I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me.

I wouldn't want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don't think it works in other music, other kinds of playing.