I never feel any aggravation from the public.

A little child in Ethiopia will die before this song is through.

I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.

I think I was always looking for that perfect woman, who obviously doesn't exist. I wanted to be married. I wanted more kids. I'm a family man, at heart.

The most memorable is always the current one. The rest just merge into a sea of blondes. (On wives)

Everybody sings from their diaphragm.

I'll sing over some chords, searching, what does [the music] conjure up, where's the melody taking you? I deliberate over the lyrics, I really do. I'll come up with one line in a day, and then it might be a couple of days before I come up with the rhyming line. It's never been easy for me.