Well I don't know how many pounds make up a ton, Of all the nobel prizes that I've never won, And I may be the mayor of simpleton, But I know one thing, And that's I love you.

It's very schizophrenic because I like a lot of very straight pop, like Small Faces, Stones, Kinks; and on the other hand, I like a lot of avant garde things.

You may leave school, but it never leaves you.

We do this for the art, not the adulation. I'd rather our music get liked and we get ignored. I don't want to be adored for anything other than the music.

I felt pressured by continuous touring.

It's sort of what jazz would be if it stopped being snobby and what rock would be if it stopped being stupid.

The early gigs were pretty panicky - and great, sweaty fun. We were brand new to most people, and they were willing to take anything brand new, for the first time in years.

For a heart without love is a song with no words And a tune to which no one is listening So your heart must give love and you'll find that You shine like rain on the leaves you'll be glistening.

People will always be tempted to wipe their feet on anything with 'welcome' written on it.

I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.

My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.

Evil comes in various forms, the one it comes most is the crowd of people.

We owe it to each other to tell stories, as people simply...

Don't build a glass house if you're worried about saving money on heating.

My head was a magpie's nest lined with such bright scraps of information.

Have you more faith in a spoonful of medicine than in the power that animates the living world?

You'll find truth in your looking glass, not on the tongues of men.

After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.

When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory

Wine prepares the heart for love, unless you take too much.

Justice in holdings is historical; it depends upon what actually has happened. We shall return to this point later.