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.

For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts, it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cos I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.

It's all complete instinct and intuition, and that's extremely difficult to teach.

Skiffle was blues featuring a washboard and acoustic instruments. It encompassed blues, with elements of folk, jazz, and, at times, American country-and-western music.

I felt kind of bored at the prospect of writing some more of my own songs because I really wasn't saying what I wanted to say.

[Jazz musicians] couldn't cut rock. I had to be more limited and specific about what I was doing.

The whole trip that happened in the late 60s and 70s was kind of a throwback to a lot of folk styles. I got into it as well 'cause I started with the folk styles.