No matter what they tell you, no matter what they do, no matter what they teach you, what you believe is true.

Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendor.Grasp it; sense it - tremulous and tender.Turn your face away from the garish light of day, turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light - and listen to the music of the night !

I often think of random melodies. And I pretty much hear in my head what I want to do with the orchestra as I'm writing on the piano.

The next few years are going to be horrendous in the UK. The last thing we need is a Somali pirate-style raid on the few wealth creators who still dare to navigate Britain's gale-force waters.

In Evita I wasn't really hugely involved with it. I gave a little bit of help but they needed a bit of technical help on the movie and so some of my music people went in at the end of the movie and helped out with it.

I've got to find something and if I find something that I like, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't.

Love can make a summer fly, or a night seem like a lifetime.