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"The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage."
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"But I'd play on everything from pop records to a lot of the glam stuff to rock stuff to classical stuff. I used to get called to do all those things, it was great."
"My life revolves around music and always will. I need to be a part of music and not an observer."
"I was born in 1949 - which seems like a long time ago... Actually, it is a long time ago, when I think about it."
"But I listen to live recordings of things that I did back in the '70s and then how I've done things since. And there's no doubt about it: if I compare the two, it's like chalk and cheese."
"I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place."
"I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter. I spent many hours at Henry's old homes, such as Hampton Court, and visiting the Tower of London. I read no other books during that period."
"As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist."
"Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One."
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