Gary Moore has never felt more like singing the blues. And rock. And funk. With a bit of jazz fusion thrown in.
Belfast's biggest guitar legend has been there, done it, gone the extra mile, and sold out the gig.
And with his latest album he finds even more pastures new through which to wander, combining an entire catalogue of styles with a lifetime's worth of influences.
That Dark Days in Paradise is so eclectic should come as no surprise: Moore can boast the scars of stints with both rockers Thin Lizzy and melodic, meandering, experimental 70s outfit Coliseum II.
So did the latest offering, a sprawling magnum opus reflecting the odd identity crisis, stem from a raid on the Moore musical attic? 'Yes, it's a collection of all the influences I've had over the years and all the styles I've played in - plus a few new ones,' he reveals.
'I wanted to get back to writing melodic songs. There is a thread insomuch as it's obviously the same singer and guitarist all the way through - but there the resemblance ends.' Moore as Renaissance man may not be an easy concept to grasp for those who see him merely as a pedlar of heavy blues-rock.
But if there is one thing the maestro isn't concerned with, it's standing still. 'I'm not interested in the past. Whatever you've done, you've done. Why do it again? 'In the 90s I think music is great again,' he adds enthusiastically. 'It's the best it's been for about 20 years.