Usually candid and open about his own work and musical ideals; almost never speaks publicly on other topics. Fans who have met Lynne usually found him kind and straightforward.
Transformed his Los Angeles home into a housewide recording studio, with patch bays in every room; used this extensively in making his latest album, the reconstituted Electric Light Orchestra's "Zoom" (2001).
Began his musical ventures with an old two-track tape recorder in his
parents' living room; Lynne would sometimes overlay so many parts the
oxide would wear off the tape.