"There's not many Americans, certainly not many of the teenagers I met when I first went to America, knew anything about at all. … They do now, which is very groovy."

“We have not had any disagreements about clothes, smoking or L'Wren, and this is all very hurtful for her... It is completely untrue to say that L'Wren has caused a rift between myself and the rest of the band. This is all nonsense, everyone has their own style.”

“Let's drink to the hard working peopleLet's drink to the salt of the earth...Raise your glass to the hard working people...Who need leaders but get gamblers instead”

“I'm pleased that the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of the expat bankers and their girlfriends that are going to be coming.”

“Yes, star-crossed in pleasure, the stream flows on byYes, as we're sated in leisure, we watch it fly, yesAnd time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me... Hours are like diamonds, don't let them waste...Drink in your summer, gather your corn... The dreams of the nighttime will vanish by dawn”