I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly.

I've dubbed myself as an amateur, not because I work in different field, but because I do what I do for love.

I liked drawing and painting, because the only failure would be to listen to the doubters who wanted me to stop drawing and painting because 'you aren't going to make a living doing that.' I liked looking in art books at the work of painters.

I've always liked New York, as I like towns with an edge and New York has a European feel, so when I came to play music here in the '80s it was a surprise to me.

People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion.

I like being on the margins. You work better there.

We are not actually in charge of life, yet we behave as if we are the masters of our own destiny. The realization of this fact is quite a hard one. The ridiculousness of our pomposity and presumption can only result in anger or humor.