Songwriting, I Have To Take Myself Away

One Thing That I'm Really Interested In Is The Kind Of Esoteric Detail That Surrounds These Great Figures. And Wikipedia Is Full Of That Kind Of Stuff, Whether It's True Or Untrue. It Staggers Me: Why, In The Short Space Assigned To A Person Or An Event, That Kind Of Random Information Is There. To Be Honest, That's Wonderful Fuel For Songwriting.

Look, When I Look Back, From 20 Onwards, I Was Actually Having A Pretty Good Time, I Have To Say.

The Way I Go About Writing Records Is That I Make A Calendar Date To Start The New Record, So I Have Nothing. I Don't Have A Bunch Of Notes That I Bring Into The Office, I Start With Nothing At All.

The Secret To Longevity In The Music Business Is To Change, And To Be Able To Change. [...] An Actor Has To Assume Other People's Identities. A Rock Star Doesn't Need To Do That. [...] But Change Is Important.

I Am Not Interested In Anything That Doesn't Have A Genuine Heart To It. You've Got To Have Soul In The Hole. If That Isn't There, I Don't See The Point.