It's brilliant, being depressed; you can behave as badly as you like.

I love the relationship that anyone has with music ... because there's something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. ... It's the best part of us probably.

But then, that was the trouble with relationships generally. They had their own temperature and there was no thermostat.

Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go.

That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself.

He has the personality of a child prodigy, but no discernable talent.

What harm has he ever done to you?' 'You know what harm he's done me. He offended me with his terrible taste.