I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway.

I don't expect the human race to progress in too many areas. However, having a child with an ear infection makes one hugely grateful for antibiotics.

A career of nearly 40 years, is not very long.

I'll ruin everything you are, I'll give you television.

The moment you know you know you know.

I don't believe in proper cinema; it doesn't have the strength of television. People having to go out to the cinema is really archaic. I'd much rather sit at home.

There's a good television programme called 'Disco 2.' It's quite good but again it's average, average. It's all on a down play. You know we've got this thing in England to be hip is to speak very down - like John Peel. And that just about sums up England. They don't realize when they talk like that, then that is what they represent - absolutely.