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 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...

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...

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...

I don't do live things.

I don't do live things.

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,...

People say, oh it's a shame, you're not nostalgic about the '60s. Well actually, it's...

People say, oh it's a shame, you're not nostalgic about the '60s. Well actually, it's...

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 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...

Being big and famous doesn't get you more freedom, it gets you less.

Being big and famous doesn't get you more freedom, it gets you less.

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

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...

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...

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've always liked pop music. There was a bit of a misunderstanding with the avant-garde...

I've always liked pop music. There was a bit of a misunderstanding with the avant-garde...

My heroes are people like Picasso and Miro and people who at last really reach...

My heroes are people like Picasso and Miro and people who at last really reach...

The most effective instruments do have a vocal quality.

The most effective instruments do have a vocal quality.

I only choose musicians who I think will emerge, can emerge, with their own character,...

I only choose musicians who I think will emerge, can emerge, with their own character,...

There are singers that I have enjoyed, from Nina Simone and Ray Charles onward. But...

There are singers that I have enjoyed, from Nina Simone and Ray Charles onward. But...

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...

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.