I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've got record royalties.
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and other British Muslims detained without trial in Guantanamo Bay.
My ambition was to be a record producer, and I had started doing that in the late '60s with my work with the MC5 and my friend Livingston Taylor.
For a producer, you want to be in L.A. You want to be close to the action, and in L.A. there are always singers, artists, songwriters, collaborators and other producers. It's easy to get access to all that, which gives you more opportunity to work re...
When I hit my 20s, I took a chill pill and relaxed because throughout my teens I was churning out an album a year. It was a treadmill of work then recording, promoting and touring.
For the record, I believe that women and their doctors should have access to oral contraception when desired by the patient and medically appropriate.
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.
John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.
Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.
I think the people at my record label know I'm a Christian and again, I've been really blessed that I've never had to get into a head-butt war over moral standards or anything like that.
What business does memory have with time?
In business, success often depends upon the relative age of your ideas.
The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.
You must be an artist and an actor.
Forget perfect. Be quick. Quickness kills.
Quickness means you are hustling.
Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
God is busy and has no time for you.
You’ve been one busy worm!
Busy is good because it shows you’re alive.
Living like this is a full-time business.
