People have habits about what they think songs should be like. There's the folky thing of: "Poor me, I'm a sensitive person in a cruel world." Or the pop thing of: "Hey, look at me, I'm sexy."

I really liked them, not just Syd, but all of them. Roger was very important, I thought, his contribution. And so was Rick's organ playing. It was a good band. It became something else completely, obviously.

I only choose musicians who I think will emerge, can emerge, with their own character, while still going along with the tune in question.

This constant pressure from record companies to come up with a hit single or something like that, I find completely tiresome.

I looked at what adults were doing and how they wanted to earn money, and I really didn't want to do that. I wanted to go away.

I don't want to be a professional cripple. And I don't see the suicide stuff as tragic.

Clint Eastwood said, the only things America has contributed to civilization are the western and jazz. And I don't think westerns are bad, but lots of people make great cinema. But jazz is right there.