A Lot Of Pop Music Is About

When I Was A Young Boy, I Preferred Cats To Dogs. From The Age Of Seven Or Eight Onwards I Just Felt More Comfortable With Cats. And I Felt More Comfortable With Girls, I Didn't Really Like Hanging Out With Guys. When I Was About Ten Or Eleven, I Was Friendlier With The Girls In My School Than With The Guys.

It Was Instilled In Me That The Money I Was Given Was Not To Be Lost Or Spent On Any Other Purpose.

I Make Up My Own Mind In Light Of Available Facts, With My Own Experience And A Sense Of Personal Ethics.

As A Songwriter, You Tend To Develop Your Own Style, Your Own Technique, Based Around What It Is You're Trying To Write And Perform, In Terms Of Your Own Music. So A Way Of Evolving A Guitar Style As A Songwriter Is Much Easier, I Think, Than Developing A True Style Of Your Own Just From Listening To Music Or Playing Other People's Music.

I Don't Think Successful Musicians Were Really Put On This Planet In Order To Have A Great Time, Pat Themselves On The Back And Say, 'oh, What A Clever Boy I Am!' I Think That, Like Most Artists, We Were Put On The Planet To Suffer Just A Little. And We Do.