It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic.

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In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that...

In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that...

There's no field of music which doesn't have good ideas.

There's no field of music which doesn't have good ideas.

I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never...

I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never...

I'm not full of malice, but I do dislike Neil Diamond a lot, and I'm...

I'm not full of malice, but I do dislike Neil Diamond a lot, and I'm...

I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect....

I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect....

I have never felt in tune with the whole rock industry.

I have never felt in tune with the whole rock industry.

I don't know how many thoughts we have a second, but it's quite an amazing...

I don't know how many thoughts we have a second, but it's quite an amazing...

I don't find the business easy. The moment you start talking about the business, you...

I don't find the business easy. The moment you start talking about the business, you...

Those nations of artists, finding their own individualism, and kind of standing against the world:...

Those nations of artists, finding their own individualism, and kind of standing against the world:...

I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh...

I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh...

In theory, I'd like to work in a group. But the group I'd like to...

In theory, I'd like to work in a group. But the group I'd like to...

The things that I draw on, and the world that I feel part of, aren't...

The things that I draw on, and the world that I feel part of, aren't...

Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find...

Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find...

When I lost the use of my hi-hat and bass drum legs, I became basically...

When I lost the use of my hi-hat and bass drum legs, I became basically...

It just doesn't mean anything to me, the high-profile, big money side of things. I...

I prefer the mystic clouds of nostalgia to the real thing, to be honest.

I prefer the mystic clouds of nostalgia to the real thing, to be honest.

I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to...

I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to...

Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place...

Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place...

I really liked them, not just Syd, but all of them. Roger was very important,...

I really liked them, not just Syd, but all of them. Roger was very important,...

On the whole, I tend not to listen to my peers.

On the whole, I tend not to listen to my peers.