I have a little dictaphone and if a sound takes my fancy or if a lyric comes to me in the middle of the night I'll just record it there and then.

I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs.

I'm Mr Boring, not a party-goer at all.

Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly.

I just love the feeling a close family gives you and I wouldn't change it for anything.

By going solo I could lose a fortune but money is not important.

I would be content if I had nothing but a tape-recorder. I could still write songs and record them