If you hold me, I will let you into my dreams.

I think a lot of people came into rock n' roll to try to change the world. I came into rock n' roll to make music.

Think about it, there must be higher love Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above Without it, life is a wasted time Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine.

Punk [rock] seemed like rock 'n' roll music utterly without the music.

The music industry went through such a strange stretch in 1977, especially in this country, with the whole punk rock thing coming about. Punk was rebellious-and justified in that response-but it had very little to do with music, and so it created a highly-charged but frighteningly floundering atmosphere that I found very, very disheartening. Musical quality for me has always been an important part of rock'n'roll-and winning recognition for that has long been an uphill battle all the way. Punk seemed like rock'n'roll utterly without the music.

While there is time, let's go out and do everything.

It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.