I think preaching equality among unequals is the worst form of discrimination.

I've been cheered by thousands, booed by thousands, but nothing feels as bad as the booing inside your own head during those ten minutes before you fall asleep.

Im better for it and I prefer to keep things simple and see what sounds I can get out of my head and hands rather than relying on a sound that someone else created.

My first ever stage performance was in Edinburgh in 1960.

We hate virtue when it is safe; when removed from our sight we diligently seek it. [Lat., Virtutem incolumem odimus, Sublatum ex oculis quaerimus.]

I was into Ted Nugent, I was a Nugent guy. I was a skateboarder listening to Ted Nugent.

Music just ain't what it used to; We used to have songs that you could shoplift or boost to.

Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons.

Politics these days is a disgusting game of mud-slinging, filled with selfish people with selfish aims. I'm very glad I've retired away from the hustle and bustle of Whitehall.

The original 'Edge of Darkness' was fantastic, a fabulous series. It was of its time, but this film version shows that times really haven't changed.

You can't act on an empty stomach, because you're breathing's all wrong.