Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One.

The secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place.

Success is buried in the garden of failure.

My life revolves around music and always will. I need to be a part of music and not an observer.

When I die, I'll probably climb out of the coffin and play the organ at my own funeral!

Tales From Topographic Oceans is like a woman's padded bra.

When the first list was being drawn up in the rock and roll book of Genesis, it would have been: In the beginning, God created Pink Floyd.

As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist.

But I listen to live recordings of things that I did back in the '70s and then how I've done things since. And there's no doubt about it: if I compare the two, it's like chalk and cheese.

People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.

Country and western is the music of the devil. Thats the real truth of the matter. My late Mother, bless her, loved country and western. God, I couldnt handle it.

You're unlikely to discover something new without a lot of practice on old stuff, but further, you should get a heck of a lot of fun out of working out funny relations and interesting things.

I want to live my life, not record it.

Now, training fighters is like trying to catch fish. It's not the strength but the technique.

The banks run the place.

I don't think there's ever a right time to have kids. I'm actually pretty glad it's happened quite young.

No fear or shame in the dignity of your experience, language, and knowledge.

If you want intelligent children give them a book. If you want more intelligent children give them more books.

Ineluctable modality of the visible; at least that if no more, thought through my eyes. Signatures of all things I am here to read.

You know, I'm really not interested in someone telling me that something's good or bad.

I read Eve Ensler and thought it was fabulous. Not only that, but it was really the only thing I could relate to about cancer.