"If you have some magical chemistry that actually find the music you make compelling, that is a big bonus"

"Music is my religion"

"Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after"

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things"

"The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines"

"Big words seldom accompany good deeds"

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"

"I've always been into melodies. That's what I love about music – a good melody that gives you goosebumps"

"If the Police could do a reunion... One of the biggest jerks I ever met was Sting. If he can do it, then anyone can do it. It's not that big a deal. And the Eagles! They did it! They severely hated each other. It's just rock and roll"

"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"

"Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities"