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It's always great to see grey hairs in a crowd; people who are older have been to a lot more gigs than the kids; they've seen everything, so seeing them in the crowd means we've earned their applause. ”
Some people like the same thing forever, but I don't know. We kind of, like, listen to loads of different stuff, and our attention spans aren't good enough. So there was a bit of frustration when you're, like, having to play the same thing all the time because we play all, like, loads of different instruments. ”
Class is a big issue here. And some people get picked on more than others. I think we probably do. I mean, it doesn't help that we wear waistcoats and tweed the whole time. But there is a reverse snobbishness in England towards that sort of stuff. And I think that's one of the reasons we really enjoy America, 'cos we're classless. ”
For me, food and music are very similar in that you create, you spend a lot of time making something, and it only lasts a few seconds or a few minutes. ”
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times. ”
I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside. ”
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. ”
Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times. ”
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure. ”
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home. ”