[on the Moody Blues' consistent snubbing by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame] I do feel for our fans, because it really is important to them. As a British person and particularly a European, people have never heard of (the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame). It doesn't impact anybody. It's an American thing, really. If you want to run a hall of fame and get people coming through and it's a great tourist attraction, that's fine. But it doesn't impact me at all.

[on writing "Tuesday Afternoon"] I sat down in a field, smoked a funny African cigarette, and that song just came out. It was a Tuesday afternoon.

You have to experience promiscuity in your teenage years to know where the boundaries are, so that by the time you are in your mid-20s, you should know what is promiscuous and what is not.