Those nations of artists, finding their own individualism, and kind of standing against the world: to me that's the ultimate nightmare. I want to get lost and diffused in the world.

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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...

This constant pressure from record companies to come up with a hit single or something...

This constant pressure from record companies to come up with a hit single or something...

I'm just a very primitive, infantile folk singer.

I'm just a very primitive, infantile folk singer.

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...

If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel...

If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel...

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

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

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

I think that pop, and to some extent rock, are like sport and fashion industry...

I think that pop, and to some extent rock, are like sport and fashion industry...

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

What keeps me going is a constant sense of disappointment with what I've already done.

What keeps me going is a constant sense of disappointment with what I've already done.

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....

People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never...

People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never...

We did not get any money from the early records. It was all taken by...

We did not get any money from the early records. It was all taken by...

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...

When I'm singing I try not be a singer with a capital S. I just...

When I'm singing I try not be a singer with a capital S. I just...

It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and...

It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and...