You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.

I got my first guitar when I was 15, and I just used to fool about with it, more or less, as time went by, though, I got more interested.

I've got a few guitars that I like. The trouble with fame and riches is that you have more than one guitar.

Give Ireland back to the Irish, don't make them have to take it away.

I play to all people, and I play to people not governments, and I believe strongly that all people are peaceful and would want peace.

So, if I'm cooking, I'll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff.

My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous.