If somebody had said to me back in 1988 that I'd still be making music in 25 years' time, to start with I would have keeled over with shock because I wouldn't have believed them.

Aloha Earth, this is Elvis calling. You'll find me in the big house now.

When I was writing this new bunch of songs, I was singing a lot lower, because they were more intimate in a way. I had to come up with a way to frame the music that was intimate.

I just love putting on a show. I get a tremendous sense of community out of it.

Novels may have taken care of the emotional business for me, which has allowed music to be more emotional for me.

I do find that most fans are aware of my writing career and have known my real name for many years.

If they'd said, "Do you want to be John Wesley Harding or Wesley Stace in 25 years' time?" I would have said Wesley Stace, but I wasn't to know.

There's nothing I like more than a writer who can sing, or a musician who has a book out.

The only problem with conjuring people is they insist on getting paid, unlike a writer who would do a reading for nothing.

When school vacates, your life vacates alongside. What a tragedy! What a waste of life!

When you start liking pain things start to get interesting.

I don't know. I got nothing. No house, no people, no place. Maybe that's troubles. Don't I say?

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia.

Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.

If you can't love me the right way, then don't love me at all. Don't be mad at me because I prefer to be happy.

If you're unable to catch it in time, the cancer can spread to the lymph nodes and at that point, the cancer is essentially incurable, but that doesn't mean your condition can't be improved.

Everybody got their something.

The champions are the team with the most points...if United have more points, it means they have more points, that's all. Nothing else.

I did one or two plays at school. Once I played a tree, so I never thought I would be a good actor.