Sorry I missed that radio interviw with Lee. He was on telly in the UK last night though. He's released a charity single (Its now or never!)
He only mentioned LOTR indirectly (he was asked about his co-villain in the Man with the Golden Gun' and he described him as 'hobbit-sized'.
Clearly has Tolkein on the mind.
It was on 'The 11o'clock Show' (an alleged 'comedy' programme)