When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

Other bands wanted to wreck hotel rooms; Roxy Music wanted to redecorate them.

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.

Women! I have no idea. I don't know anything about women at all. They're a complete mystery to me.

And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's good; I like her.

I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a day off, I'll do that kind of thing a little bit. I don't do big promotion schedules, not when I'm touring.

Why should I spoil my mood by wearing an ugly suit?

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.

It's fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you kind of feel those feelings, even though he articulates them better.

If you are only focused on the Money... You risk completely overlooking the People.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

I don't want to earn a living, I want to live.

A man doesn't know what happiness is until he's married. By then, it's too late.

Doesn't it show us all that we are silly little boys or fatuous asses to think that we can play golf without making a lot of bad shots?

Anyone who works in the arts knows, if you're writing a novel or a play or anything, you have to be ready for someone to say, 'Your time is up.'

I tend to over-analyse things. I'm not the type of person to flip a coin and let things happen.

Beauty, like wit, to judges should be shown; Both most are valued where they best are known.

Say, did you read what this writer just dug up in George Washington's diary? I was so ashamed I sat up all night reading it.

I will go wash; And when my face is fair, you shall perceive Whether I blush or no.