One of the ideas behind doing this acoustic record is that I didn't want to have to produce it by committee.

Superman, Superman, crunchy little Superman. Found you in a Cornflakes box.

People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups.

Generally, I have an instinct for the noncommercial. And the unpopular.

You realize that the first Bryan Ferry album was pretty good although at the time it seemed a bit cheesy.

Every so often you have to increase your profile so you can let it lower again, like a balloon.

I think The Beatles are the lasting influence on me, even more so than Dylan.