I didn't grasp the basic principle of being a promoter, which was: Put on music but also generate an income. I was on the dole most of the time.

The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially.

I have always been fascinated by the concept of the villain and the hero being in one person.

Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.

Surely every band wants to be a pivotal point in history.

For me upward social mobility is possible through talent and hard work and is a glowing endorsement of the benefits of living in a modern capitalist society. It's not so much evidence of a meritocracy, as evidence of healthy nepotism. Nepotism is at the core of a good group dynamic. A good group dynamic is at the core of rock'n'roll.

You can always have it better. If you try... [This is the right attitude:] Never to feel [completely] satisfied, always to want to do something better!