The Singing Tells Everybody What To Do

It's Very Important That The Music Has A Sense Of Adventure To It, And That It's Done By The Seat Of Your Pants. There's A Kind Of Nervy Element About It.

The Way People Reacted To Me In Dressing Rooms And So On Was Incredibly Aggressive. They Know Every Record And They Seem To Think They Should Nudge Me Or Bump Into Me As They Go Past. It Was This Incredible Performance That Used To Amuse Me. In The Early Days, People Were Drawn Towards Us Like They'd Be Drawn Towards A Car Smash...there Is A Definite Relationship Between That Fanaticism And The Fan That, As A Performer, You Expose More Of Yourself, Of The Undercurrents Of Your Personality. Most Rock Personalities Subdue That Or Choose Not To Explore It.

The Big Problem With Songwriting For Me Is Starting A New Song. It's The Thing Where All The Anguish Exists, Not In The Writing Of The Song, But The Starting Of The New Song.

I Get Criticized For A Lot Of What I Write About, But As Far As I'm Concerned I'm Actually Standing Up And Having A Look At What Goes On In The Minds Of Men, And I Have The Authority To Talk About It Because I'm A Man.

I'm A Kind Of Hard-wired Pessimist. I Can't Help But See The World In A Certain Kind Of Way.