It is suggested that in domestic violence at least the presence or absence of a firearm, or of any other type of weapon, is of far less importance to the outcome than the passion generated in the attacker. The man who has lost control will cause serious injuries in many cases, quite irrespective of the weapon he uses and regardless of the certainty of detections and punishment.

The thing about rock is that people are not just interested in bands because of where they want to go. It's where they want to escape from that matters.

Limits are very important.

In OK Computer, the guitar was already moving towards a tone generator as well as a riff generator.

A cardinal rule of bureaucracy is that it is better to extend an error than to admit a mistake.

Motion Picture Soundtrack on Kid A was another Coltrane inspiration.

I think the biggest problem we have is taking too long over things. Not in terms of getting it right, but sometimes we do things quickly that are really good.