There are loads of bands I'd love to produce.

The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially.

People's musical tastes are fickle, and music can be a fashion.

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

I want to make music that will make the blood surge in your veins, music that will get people up and dance.

Glasgow's not a media center. When you're there, when you're hanging about, you feel quite detached from musical movements or fashions or anything like that. You do feel quite alone, in a good way.

I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.

It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity.

Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast!

Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.

Men behave very oddly in the company of attractive women.

I wondered when I had forgotten that, despite everything, he was still just a child.

I don't know why but they you said it I started believing it.

If leadership is something that is in-your-face, then that is a different type of leadership.

In spite of myself, I gave a snort. "Just once, I'd like to hear a simple, straightforward prophecy.

in freeing myself from the romantic dream of finding another man to come along and rescue me, I learned that no one can rescue me except myself.

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.

My goal was to go to college and come out the best player.

When the whole world starts behaving like a big family, protecting and caring each other, the world will become a good place to live!

There is a truth deep down inside of you that has been waiting for you to discover it, and that truth is this: you deserve all good things life has to offer.

Much of our trading comes down to a battle between our patience and our impulses.