Life without music is unthinkable.

The gift of imagination is by no means an exclusive property of the artist; it is a gift we all share; to some degree or other all of us, all of you, are endowed with the powers of fantasy.

The joy of music should never be interrupted by a commercial.

Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century. He introduced the beat to everything, music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution - the 60's comes from it.

Wine snobbery, of course, is part showmanship, part sophistication, part knowledge, and part bluff

Success is all very well as long as you don't inhale.

...we can all shut-up and go back to our caves.