Classical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I was a teenager or even as a child.

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.

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

I'm all in favor of banks that play their part in community endeavors, private individuals looking for loans, people who want to start up a little business, and that's what banks are for.

Classical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I was a teenager or even as a child.

There's always going to be a little bit of autobiographical content to everything. It's how you lend some authority to what you write - you give it that weight by drawing on your direct experiences and indirect experiences from people that you know well, or a little.

Question all as to their ways and learn the secrets that they hold