Live a little be a gypsy, get around. Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around.

My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.

It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.

I believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient cure may be the solution to a modern problem.

I think when you're making an album, as the songs are piling up, one of the good things about it is that you will often write the song that you need.

Help them to learn songs of joy, instead of burn, baby, burn.

When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I'm about to do.