I moved around a lot when I was a child; two of the houses I grew up in have totally disappeared. One was burnt in a riot, and the other was pulled down.
My wife is Dutch and very independent. She never wanted or needed to be married.
You retire when you are sick and when you can't do it any more or when the public retires you. That's the most painful, because that's the one that leaves you wanting to accomplish more.
I have respected women from the beginning of my life.
When you get to the 35-year mark in your career, you make albums for your fans to love you more, so they don't forget about you.
Sometimes people have a difficult time understanding my English.
Love comes to everybody in many different ways. Attraction is always the first thing, no? But love must be more than that. It must be magic.
I think culture's always been violent, and it is something we find very entertaining. Not only does it reflect our social reality, but it also reflects our psychic reality.
you shall tie the marriage knot with the ropemaker's daughter and the cawing of the crows will be your wedding song.
You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss.
I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them have passed. It feels unjustified to change them.