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As A Musician, Life Is Not Over Just Because You Are Getting Older, And So I Find Retirement A Very Frightening And Dark Thought.

Bring Me A Wheel Of Oaken Wood A Rein Of Polished Leather A Heavy Horse And A Tumbling Sky Brewing Heavy Weather.

In Writing Lyrics - Well, For Me, Anyway - It's About Getting Into Character, You Know? 'who Is Writing This?' In The Case Of The Original 'thick As A Brick,' Supposedly A Precocious, Very Young Child Who's Fantasizing About His Future And The Context Of All The Confusing Elements To Which School Boys Are Subjected At That Time.

I Can Never Make Up My Mind If I'm Happy Being A Flute Player, Or If I Wish I Were Eric Clapton.

A Lot Of Pop Music Is About Stealing Pocket Money From Children.