To me, a book is a book. A novel is a novel, and you have hundreds of possibilities, options, and they may all be fine. Charles Dickens or Ingeborg... →
Per Petterson
When a translation is very good, it is fascinating to see how the book changes and yet stays the same. I think 'Out Stealing Horses' sounds... →
When you are a sentence-based writer, they have to be good. They have to be really on the spot. Because when you don't have a plot, really, what... →
I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
Tom Petty
'Free Fallin'' is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn't become this huge anthem. But I'm grateful... →
I tend to write on an acoustic guitar or the piano. I have kind of a rule: if I can't sit down and play this and get the song over, I don't... →
The great thing about the Wilburys was that none of us had to take the heat by ourselves. I was just a member of the band. Nobody felt like he was... →
I'm too scared to perform onstage. I'm not very good with big crowds.
Alex Pettyfer
Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.
Madeleine Peyroux
I was very lucky. Things happened, both bad and good, but I never got into real, deep trouble. But it wore me down. By the time I was 18, I was done.... →