When we were making vinyl records we had a lot of time limitations for each record so songs were left off for a number of reasons. Now, with CDs, much more music can be included.

It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.

People often forget this - a vinyl album could only contain a maximum of 20 minutes per side!

Visible Faith is an expression of my Christian faith which must be visible to be real! I gave the name to the collection of musicians who worked with me on the record.

It was both exciting and frustrating to work with an orchestral group.

I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody.

When I left HEEP I didn't know what I wanted! It took me a long time to adjust to life away from the band and the only thing I knew was that I didn't want to repeat my mistakes!

All of us would like for everybody to be the kind of person we want them to be.

Sacrifice - the future has it´s price, and today is only yesterday's tomorrow.

There is a great temptation with songs, melodies and lyrics to overcomplicate them but in fact, you find that the most enduring melodies are often the simplest.

If you want to capitulate to what commercial needs are, you can always be commercially valuable, but I'm not interested in being that.

I'm sort of focused on my long-term goal of carving out a career that's for life, rather than being a flash in the pan.

Even when you look for it, you're never prepared for it.

To be a mere verbal critic is what no man of genius would be if he could; but to be a critic of true taste and feeling is what no man without genius could be if he would.

Stephen Harper is probably the most dangerous human being ever elevated to power in Canada.

Difference between diversity and inclusion is being invited to a house and being able to rearrange the furniture.

Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

Being able to check your balance on the phone is the best invention ever.

It makes me happy when my sons come home and tell me, 'We bumped into Donatella and she says hi.'

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five

Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia.