I am not afraid to appear in Israel, although when I come to a place like Israel, I know it's not a picnic by the Thames. I am aware of the tension and it saddens me.

The flute was an alternative to being a small fish in an increasingly bigger pool filled with a number of great guitar players.

I can never make up my mind if I'm happy being a flute player, or if I wish I were Eric Clapton.

We do hear perhaps too many accolades generally aimed at people like Steve Jobs. We have to remember that there are other classic things in life that we undervalue and take them for granted. If you think of the classic lines of the modern jet aircraft, it's really been there since early World War II.

A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.

I am not afraid to appear in Israel, although when I come to a place like Israel, I know it's not a picnic by the Thames. I am aware of the tension and it saddens me.

I'm really terrible with small children; they're small, noisy, irritating, damp and soggy.