Half Of What I Say Is Meaningless,

Before Many Black Singers Were Still Labouring Under That Problem Of God; It Was Often 'god Will Save Us'. But Right Through The Blacks Were Singing Directly And Immediately About Their Pain And Also About Sex, Which Is Why I Like It.

Why In The World Are We Here? Surely Not To Live In Pain And Fear. Why On Earth Are You There, When You're Everywhere - Come And Get Your Share.

Sitting In An English Garden Waiting For The Sun If The Sun Don't Come You Get A Tan From Standing In The English Rain.

The Second Political Thing I Did Was To Say 'the Beatles Are Bigger Than Jesus.' That Really Broke The Scene, I Nearly Got Shot In America For That. It Was A Big Trauma For All The Kids That Were Following Us.

Nobody Told Me There'd Be Days Like These.