To me, groups of musicians playing together, not fighting each other, but playing a groove together is one of the most exciting things to listen to.

In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.

I do miss things about Britain. I think there was a misconception, there definitely was, that I left because of bad press, and being pilloried. I left Britain because I fell in love with someone who lived in Switzerland - that was the main thing.

You'll regret the day you ever messed with Philadelphia Collins and sons

To see a lot of the smaller labels disappear or get gobbled up by the bigger labels, that’s a shame. It was a bit of a shock at first to see the demise of the record stores.

Why did I like simpler songs? Just times change. This is one of the repeated things I hear: even though people will read different kinds of books, they don't read Lord of the Rings when they're 30 even though they did at 15.

Things happen, but things happen and you follow... your heart is too dramatic, but you follow.