People expect me to be dark and gloomy, then write that I'm a jolly chap, and after all, that is what I am. I think it's a case of an absolute romantic naivety that there should be a parallel between the work and the artist.
Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest.
It really does take a lot of time to make records, to be in the studio and do all that stuff.

