I think that there are quite a few acts which have stayed with the basic feelings and that's good. And I see something of a swing back to that. For example there are quite a few people copying my early stuff now. Like it's become a reference point or something.

I had my eyes closed in the dark, I sighed a million sighs, I told a million lies, to myself, to myself.

See the man on the TV with a phony smile. Bring you up, bring you down, he can turn your head around.

I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean anything to me.

I think I opened up an area with Astral Weeks that hit a lot of peoples' nerves. But you can't really say that they're my favorite songs.

If you want to put your rock 'n' roll into mythology, [A Period of Transition] is from the Daddy Cool school.

When I think of that dear rugged cross where the dear Saviour gave his all... When I feel like I'm on my last go round, see me through.