When I wrote the song, I had the sea near Bombay in mind. We stayed at a hotel by the sea, and the fishermen come up at five in the morning and they were all chanting. And we went on the beach and we got chased by a mad dog - big as a donkey.
“In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.”
“That's kind of the theme of Own the Night. It's about those nights that are so memorable you could live them forever.”