The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present.

There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country. A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at the right tempo. Even a bicycle goes too fast

Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.

Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie.

Rumours began with the whispered gossip of native servants and spread quickly to the rest of the population.

Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.

The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so.

Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create.

I have a really full life, both within music and outside it.

Our souls are knit. We are one person, James.

We still get those kind of cats coming out to our shows. Once you're into it, you're into it for a lifetime.

That's the statement of the culture of England and Britain that someone would try to con a personal statement out of you to then be broadcast everywhere for everyone to debate.

The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing

I think a lot of ladies get quite scared about people like me, 'rock stars', and it can be hard to meet the right sort of person.

I think more about sounds rather than concepts.