You know, we'd just had a birthday, he was... you know, he still had a future out of him, and all I can is he was just one of the most beautiful people in the world... a very gifted man, and it's a loss to the world, not just for us.

When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give you something from a movie, and you'd go, what did you just play... immediately inspirational writings, amazing. That's what we're going to miss.

How do you explain the bond between man and wife? Well, for one thing, it's private. What people do in their own marriage is their own business.

We said we'd fly the flag without him and carry on. I didn't give him a kiss because I still hadn't accepted what was happening. I was hoping that some miracle was going to happen. Of course, it didn't. I wish I had kissed him now.

Losing people makes you realize you've got to grab life - not put things off.

I'm very proud of being a Bee Gee and am always aware that I'll be identified as a Bee Gee.

I don't like rock opera with back beats.