A lot of the Beatles albums were very various, and we did it on purpose: We didn't want the next track to sound like the last one.

It was a period when they used to read into our lyrics a lot, used to think there was more in them than there was.

If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.

The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.

I did study Shakespeare, that was sort of my thing; I got a Literature A-level, which is my only claim to academic fame.

I do have a spongelike ear or mentality or whatever you call it, but it's probably a bit subconscious.

The ring at the end of my nose makes me look rather pretty.