I'm always writing or playing because that is my life.

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.

I still love you. I will always love you, and that is all that matters. I will forgive you anything, and I will forgive you this.

Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

Marriage is by nature a covenant, Not just a private contract one may cancel at will.

You came along and changed everything. I don’t want to be some guy you’re fooling around with anymore, Rylann. I want to be with you all the way.

The idea that America has cornered the market on anti-immigration is ridiculous. It's a global phenomenon.

The truly great ones rely on substance, and not on surface, hold on to the fruit, and not to the flower.

That first concept is alway the most naturally and best. The mind errs, the emotion never.

I believe education in music, theater, dance, and the visual arts... is part of a well-rounded education and can provide so much joy, now and in the future.

Everything is soul and flowering.