But The Tune Ends Too Soon For

It's Nice To Be Recognized, But It's Not Great To Have It Too Conspicuously Recognized, If You See What I Mean. Gold Records On The Wall, Or Titles After Your Name, It's Just Not Something... I Don't Feel That Great About It.

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.

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.

Classical Music Only Really Came Into My Life In 1969. I Wish I Had Heard Classical Music And Church Music When I Was A Teenager Or Even As A Child.

I'm Very Much An Observer And A Conduit Of Thoughts And Ideas.