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My first record came out in 1961 and then I had one come out in 1962 and then I had two that came out in 1964.

My best film composing experience was with Elia Kazan.

Rodgers and Hammerstein didn’t mean anything to me. I just wanted to have a hit, I just wanted to be like those people on the radio. It was all of a case of the present tense with no projecting into the future, particularly.

I want to be cutting-edge.

Having my first number one single and being able to travel to places I’ve never been before has been amazing. The tour was also fantastic. There are so many things which I’ve experienced this year which I never even dreamed of.

I prefer to write music for family films. I like people.

At the Isle of Wight, the sound went out and kind of kept on going. And I wasn’t… when I came off stage I was kind of unhappy about how we had played. But now, I listen back to those recordings and it’s not bad.

Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music.

We don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.

My sons are into German music, but they are into all kinds of music.