I never really felt at home with that - the headbands, the roses, the feet, the peace sign, all that bollocks. That wasn't me at all; I felt like a fish totally out of water during the mid-'60s thing.

If you can make it sound exciting with a joke drum machine, you know you've got something.

I'm happy in English studios. I just feel like there's no pressure anywhere.

I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.

I would have loved to have been two people, but I was determined not to devote my entire life to my career.

Yes, it's in my left ear. It's excruciating... I mean, it's the worst thing 'cause it's not... It never... It does go away - it's not true to say that it doesn't but, uhh... It doesn't... The doctors say it won't... It isn't actually going away - you've just gotta suppress... They try to come to terms with what it actually... Why some people fear it - that's the psychology behind it. They know it's there but why is it such a horrible sound? Well, you can say why is a guy scratching at a window with his nails such a horrible sound - I couldn't put up with that! This is worse!

After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.