BRYAN FERRY

But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful.

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question it.

Performing was terrifying.

I'm not really sure what it was, the best moment. You always hope it's to come.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move.

I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day.

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things I do are connected to the career, like album sleeves and, to some extent, posters and things like that.

And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's good; I like her.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like the sound of.

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful lyrics and strong feelings underneath the song.

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me.

Women! I have no idea. I don't know anything about women at all. They're a complete mystery to me.

It's fabulous when you do that, when you discover somebody who you like, when you kind of feel those feelings, even though he articulates them better.

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

I like the name Atomic Kitten. It's so great.

I like the fact that music is more abstract.

I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous.

I like L.A., but I shouldn't live there.

I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a day off, I'll do that kind of thing a little bit. I don't do big promotion schedules, not when I'm touring.

I don't think I've ever played the Olympia before, but I'm not totally sure.

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.