I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined

When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.

So when I got to 50 I just thought, Hold on: I'm thin. I've got my hair. I'm well off. I survived, you know

When Michael Jackson sings it is with the voice of angels, and when his feet move, you can see God dancing.

Everything that's rock n roll is ever meant to be is happening now. I need to get over the shock that that thing is actually happening and that thousands of millions of people around the world are watching.

Music can't change the world.

It's like you asked me about the depression thing: you grope towards an understanding of whatever it is your going through, and it's not personal, there are forces in play around you, and you seek to understand them and that way you can go on