Even the two times that I left, I never really felt like I left the band. It's very bizarre. It's like there's sort of an umbilical cord that stretches between us spiritually.

When the first list was being drawn up in the rock and roll book of Genesis, it would have been: In the beginning, God created Pink Floyd.

Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One.

Ive been married three times and divorced three times.

When I die, I'll probably climb out of the coffin and play the organ at my own funeral!

As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist.

The secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place.