Mike Oldfield quotes:

Lost in Static 18 And the storm is closing in now Automatic 18 - Got to push through - Trapped in living hell You're a prisoner of the dark sky The propeller blades are still And the evil eye of the hurricane's Coming in now for the kill

Im an ardent Trekkie and I look forward to the United Federation of Planets.

In summer winter rain or sun, it's good to be on horseback.

I'm also good at meditation. It involves doing nothing and everything at the same time.

Punk is the way of those who are unable to express themselves, but they aren't dangerous; at worst, they may kill their audience.

I thought I'd join the RAF and become a wing commander. I realised this wasn't possible, although I do have a pilot's licence.

I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to.

I think I'm a good father, but that's taken a lifetime of experience.

The biggest problems were to do with... well, to get that successful when you're so young, it attracts hangers-on, parasites, people who want to feed off you.

I don't have any friends; I just have lawyers.

I'd probably say to my younger self, get yourself a whole collection of lawyers. Which is what I have now.

In this world, everything has a pulse or a vibration. This sound is unique to each living or non-living thing and in itself creates a music that no-one can hear. I believe that this has a very powerful resonance with, and a deep effect on, our lives.

Love is... what makes a weak man brave and a king step off his throne. Good times, bad times, easy times, tough times, it comes in an instant and lasts three days after forever. That's what love is.