I just want to be in the studio. When you've got all the gear you want in your own house, it's difficult to go out and do something else, you know?

It was a great thrill just to know Roy Orbison, so to play, sing, write hit songs with him and have him in The Traveling Wilburys was beyond my wildest dreams!

There's not much you can do with a ukulele that doesn't sound happy.

I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape.

Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.

There are a million people who can come up with little bits. The hard work is making those bits into something.

The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music.

At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself.

Live shows are fun - sometimes. But you have to practice for months on end.

Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it.

It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit.

A relationship needs constant attention. It’s a living thing, not just a habit. You’ve got to keep on top of it.

When you love, the whole universe loves you back.

Thou wouldst make a good monarch of a desert

Beware of undertaking too much at the start. Be content with quite a little. Allow for accidents. Allow for human nature, especially your own.

I see myself as a witness to humanity.

Plan your work and work your plan.

Our band will never change , we will always be 5 singing idiots .

I didn't think I had anything particular to say, but I thought I might have something to say to children.

Clarity precedes mastery. Craft clear and precise plans/goals/deliverables. And then block out all else.

This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all.