When I wrote the song, I had the sea near Bombay in mind. We stayed at a hotel by the sea, and the fishermen come up at five in the morning and they were all chanting. And we went on the beach and we got chased by a mad dog - big as a donkey.
“Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.”
“I don't think anyone ever gets over the surprise of how differently one audience's reaction is from another.”