I was sleeping in the woods one night after a gig we'd played somewhere, when I saw this girl appear before me. That girl was Emily. (on how he wrote "See Emily Play") "Chapter 24"-that was from the "I Ching", there was someone around who was very into that, most of the words came straight off that. "Lucifer Sam" was another one-it didn't mean much to me at the time, but then three or four months later it came to mean a lot.

I like songs that are simple.

I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that I used on stage all the time.

I'm treading the backward path. Mostly, I just waste my time.

I've got a bike. You can ride it if you like. It's got a basket, a bell that rings and things to make it look good. I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it...

And what exactly is a dream and what exactly is a joke?

You can play guitar in your canteen, you know, your hair might be longer, but there's a lot more to playing than travelling around universities and things.