I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous.

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But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

I like the fact that music is more abstract.

I like the fact that music is more abstract.

In New York, you couldnt wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

In New York, you couldnt wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things...

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things...

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a...

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a...

All those rappers, they're the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up...

All those rappers, they're the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up...

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things...

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things...

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question...

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question...

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Performing was terrifying.

Performing was terrifying.

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which...

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which...

I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could...

I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could...

I like L.A., but I shouldn't live there.

I like L.A., but I shouldn't live there.

I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle....

I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle....

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him...

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him...