I use the name and the thought very, very easily as a sort of comfort - as a kind of comfort, in some way. And in that way, it's just like having a friend, I suppose.

If anyone comes along, I'm more than happy to welcome them, but I'm not interested in world domination.

The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldn't cross the road to see them. It's people who have this indefinable attitude that are the good ones.

What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?

Going to Nashville to meet the in-laws was the first time when I'd been in America and not been seen as some sort of eccentric character with a cute accent.

I like being a big fish in a small pond. I'm not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches.

I loved Christmas. We had a really great time. But there wasn't - it was all - you had to be happy with, you know, an orange and a couple of walnuts, you know, in your stocking.

The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal.

Elvis Costello had a brand new bag. He was a musician, but he knew all about the attitude part of it.

As long as my body holds out, I'll be grooving when I'm 70, and not some sort of horrible spectacle.

Be a military flier or be in a band; those were the two hippest things I could imagine.

Creative power is mightier than its possessor.

You're not alone, there is more to this I know. You can make it out, you will live to tell.

There are no have-to's, just choices

A lot of people like to downgrade Morocco and Africa like its all jungles and lions and sh*t. The actual truth is a lot of stuff is going on out there.

What were you like," I asked her. "we're you happy? Or were you smiling because they told you to?

Trumpets! Can you bring your... uh... extracurricular tubing necessities next rehearsal?

We want to have movies be seen. So, first and foremost, what's the world? So we can get it onto a big screen.

Relationships do change throughout the course of your life, and I always think in terms of relationships changing and evolving rather than starting and stopping.

Muzzle a dog and he will bark out of the other end.

When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.