I would never, ever do anything as vulgar as having fun.

You made me feel less alone; you made me feel not quite so deformed, uninformed and hunchbacked.

In England, pop music seems now to be exclusively for children. If an artist is no good, why is it necessary to have that artist repeatedly rammed in our face?

I'm not very good at being dull.

Any criticism of Thatcher throws a dangerously absurd light on the entire machinery of British politics. Thatcher's name must be protected, not because of all the wrong that she had done, but because the people around her allowed her to do it.

I lost myself to music at a very early age, and I remained there.

Life is a very serious business for the simple reason that nobody dies laughing.