"I spent four indifferent years at Goodison, but they were great years."

“I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly.”

“People and their religions don't affect me.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Stupid deer," I said, embarrassed about being startled. "We need a ladder." "I think they're easier to shoot with a rifle." "I'm not talking about the deer," I said, hitting Milo on the back of his shoulder. "We need a ladder to look over the wall." "Or a catapult," Milo said seriously.”

“I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.”

“A studio recording is perfection, but emotion and passion come only when you turn on the machine and go for the groove. If you do that with no mistakes, it sounds beautiful.”

“When my friends who were college age took a year off of school, they'd play in Weatherbox, or between high school and college. People always joined on a short-term basis and I did things one day at a time, I guess. There was never a big plan when someone was joining. They were never joining on a full-time membership basis. Since then, we just deal with it. I'd like to have a band that's a total constant, but it's probably not realistic at some point.”

“Understanding, above all, is a gift we should never offer uninvited.”

Source : Nan Fairbrother (1954). “An English Year”

“Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.”