What's the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning? Wish I hadn't.

I'm tired again, I've tried again, and now my heart is full. And I just can't explain...so I won't even try to.

I didn't really see the British punk movement, if that's what it was, as wildly original, because I had been listening so intently to all the New York music since 1973, really.

I'm not an anarchist, but I believe that people don't want the royal family - the so-called royal family.

When you're younger, you see the people who are in power and think they must have that position because of some degree of skill. And as you get older, you realize it's not true, that most people in those positions are absolutely inept. And this naturally makes you feel better about yourself.

Yes I have had a tan, actually. I went to Los Angeles and got one there, but it didn't make it back to Britain. You're not allowed to come through customs with a tan.

The Queen is the ultimate dictator.