I guess that the salary that they get when they are working with me is, like, it beats working at McDonalds, so it has got some things going for it.

Anybody auditions for X-Factor it's because they want to be famous, not because they are artists.

I think the best way to find out about something is to try to do it to the max. A lot of people take up a hobby or sport and then find an excuse not to carry on with it. Once I start something, I won't stop until I'm as good at it as I'll ever be.

There are basically two categories of music: Metal and bullshit.

Tyranny of freedom is do what you like. There's a world gone crazy, cause it can't say no.

Engineering stimulates the mind. Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things. When the schools can offer that, you'll have an engineer for life.

If it all just happens like this for the rest of my life, it's going to be one endless Groundhog Day. I determined that I was not prepared to submit to this regime, so I thought I had to do something about it.