Quotes

Once [Mick Jagger] came straight off stage to the hotel where I was waiting and he was absolutely terrifying. He was like somebody possessed. I don't think he even knew who I was. He still had his make-up on and there was a froth of spittle around his mouth and his eyes were violent and he was making grunting sounds. He didn't say a word; just those god-awful grunts. He picked me up and slammed me against the wall. Several times. Afterwards, I don't think he even remembered it.

My favorite instrument in the whole world is the human female voice, and Kate Bush is one of the reasons why. It is by far a Stradivarius, which is why she rarely details with the press or isn't in a rush to record. She's one of the few who can be above all that.

I like what we might call 'the strange voice'. I always have. John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan. All that stuff.

This privileged background isn't really true. I grew up with my mother in a tiny little house in Reading. We had no money. What I did have was a very interesting, happy childhood, a good education, and I was clever. I suppose that's a privilege in itself. But the people who first met me on the pop scene thought I was terribly posh, and I probably indulged that a bit!

I liked Donovan very much! I loved his 'Ballad of a Crystal Man' which we used to sing with Keith [Keith Richards].