“The most successful people are those who are good at plan B. ”

“I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.”

“There's the beautiful people and then there's the rest of us.”

“I want to be alone and I want people to notice me — both at the same time”

“There's nothing more boring than a rock'n'roll star. Someone who has been on the road for 10 years, expecting attention wherever he goes, drinking himself stupid, who is obnoxious, incoherent, uncreative, and has a massive ego. There's nothing more pointless.”

“Love is like a man who doesn't know his own strength: he means well, but sometimes he crushes you.”

“At first there was no highway code for the canals and rules were soon needed to control the boats especially on the busy industrial sections. When one horse drawn boat passed another, someone had to give way and allow their towing rope to fall to the bottom of the canal to enable the other boat to pass over it. Rules were drawn up as to which type of boat or cargo had precedence but often it came down to who shouted the loudest.”