I remember the period in the 1980s where the Beatles were terminally uncool, and it seemed to me then like they were just my little secret, and the rest of the world didn't know anything about them.

I have the longing that all writers have for new ears to pour my words into.

One of the great things about being in a band is that you meet so many other musicians who will turn you on to stuff you would never have otherwise found out about.

I do like that idea that music can work on two levels, and you only pick up on the second one after a few listens.

Folk songs in general, I like. The old spooky Scottish folk songs.

i am anearthquake& dancemost heavilyupon all myfaults.

Coincidences give you opportunities to look more deeply into your existence.

Your track record, and great achievements may prompt people to invest their resources such as time and money, not their heart.

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.

Hopefully, that people could see a progression in my performances because that's how it's always felt to me.

When you think about an apple, you also think about the opposite of an apple.

There's no rational reason why opera should exist. It's expensive, time consuming. Yet in some shape or other it has always existed.

I do think sometimes when scrolling through the TV and there's something on and I look at it and I think oh, my god. I thought I was fat? What is my problem?

Hey kids! Let's put on a show!

Today, in Mexico, they speak 65 languages, counting the indigenous languages, 65. It is a people of great faith. They have also suffered religious persecution.