I do use my music to entertain myself, as indeed I use other people's music.

Freedom isn't to do what you want at somebody else's expense.

I'm very open about my politics. I don't believe in any political party at all, none of them.

I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

Punk became a circus didn't it? Everybody got it wrong. The message was supposed to be: Don't follow us, do what you want!

Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.

Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative.

Obama's dense as a doorbell; not much going on up there - it's a wooden top.

You'd have to be daft as a brush to say you didn't like Pink Floyd.

I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.

Being forgiven is like having all the worst bits of yourself stuffed into a balloon and then having that balloon set free.

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.

You know, all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae.

I have a temperament that doesn't adapt well to politics. It's because I speak my mind so much.

I would like it to be said that I was a good writer of detective and thriller stories.

It is better to remember our love as it was in the springtime.

Advice to persons about to marry - don't

The strange thing is, we never owned our own publishing; it was always getting bought and sold.

Free markets are a tool, free speech is a goal.

Now remember, they say if two people go together to visit the Taj Mahal, that means they will always be together. Are you ready for that? Guess I'm stuck with you then.