I'm glad that the lyrics reach people and make them understand that we're all the same, really.

When children see Michael Jackson they see a human being. When adults see him they see money.

I'm sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn't mean it to happen like that. It's hardly surprising that people grew to hate me.

Considering yourself selflessly selfish is a principle of all great thinkers

As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour.

As a composer I approached the drums differently than a non-composing drummer. I embraced drum machines.

There's something perverse isn't there, if you're playing in front of 100,000 people and there's 2000 people down the front who don't like, you think: what is it that they don't like?