People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.

Country and western is the music of the devil. Thats the real truth of the matter. My late Mother, bless her, loved country and western. God, I couldnt handle it.

Tales From Topographic Oceans is like a woman's padded bra.

The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage.

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

I was born in 1949 - which seems like a long time ago... Actually, it is a long time ago, when I think about it.