Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.

I don't like to go into the studio with all the songs worked out and planned before hand ... you've got to give the band something to use its imagination on as well. That can make a very ordinary song come alive into something totally different ... the X-factor - so important in rock and roll - which is the feel.

Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.

Everybody's got a different way of telling a story - and has different stories to tell.

I have no idea what the audience makes of me.

Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.

I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police.