"Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours."

"I've had an amazing professional life, personal life, but at 64 to have a son who gives us that much love and enjoyment is, wow!"

"I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, but I love gardens."

"I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it."

"I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or the bum or the psychotic or the drunk or the drug addict or the criminal and see their baby pictures in my mind's eye. You don't think they were cute like every other baby?"

"And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone."

"The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them."

"Even cats grow lonely and anxious."