He is not in the least arrogant. The last album was written in a room in Sussex. He was like a mad professor, spending all day writing and then coming out with brilliant tunes.

I won't be having any more kids, though. Four is enough.

We think we want to do something and when it comes to it, we don't. We don't like to commit.

Anyone who cares about the Earth - really cares - must stop eating animals.

Cooking for six people every day is like having a cafe.

There’s the feeling, and the right reading - that’s all you really need to know; the right light and the feeling.

I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace.