My mother was killed in a plane crash, so I hate travelling in planes. Death is so unexpected. I would actually rather stay at home and not go anywhere.

Oppression won't win, the light comes from within.

I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me.

I think hard drugs are disgusting. But I must say, I think marijuana is pretty lightweight.

I've always hated religion. It's the most guilt-ridden, horrible thing. 'My God is better than yours, and I'm going to fight you and kill you because of your religion.' I think it's just a sick idea. You know how people are color-blind when it comes to other people - I mean, hopefully they are. Well, I'm religious-blind.

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

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.