I never intended for the Sex Pistols to be immeasurably successful.
I'm very English, and we don't talk about emotions publicly.
Every band I've come across has read more than I have.
I believe I can sing anything.
But if you are going to wear blinders then you do not know the world.
People are strange. We're all morticians. Hey, what's on TV?
To find a new star in the sky is pretty hard.
Cowboys had guitars. And they sang country 'cause they lived in the country.
It's easy to be a genius in your twenties. In your forties, it's difficult.
No one has their own identity like the Ronettes did back in the day.
I mean, Janet Jackson? She's like Michael Jackson with hair.
I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy.
I went to America with a very specific idea of what I wanted to do.
Every performance is an opportunity to have something new or to learn something new.
I'm doing the kind of show that I would want to see.
I'm just a very primitive, infantile folk singer.
I have never felt in tune with the whole rock industry.
I'm too busy putting my energies into my performance to be a diva.
That was the whole point in forming a band. Girls. Absolutely gorgeous girls.
For some reason, the concept of writing with swing chords was intimidating.
I'm not a snob. Ask anybody. Well, anybody who matters.