Dave Clark

“We'd play the American bases and found all these wonderful records by Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Sam Cooke. Without American music, there would not have been a British Invasion.”

“Success doesn't scare us. I think we have staying power.”

“I've always had a philosophy: it doesn't matter who you love or how you love, the most important thing in life is that you love.”

“I wanted to stop while we were still getting big hits. The only thing I miss is the actual performing.”

“I'd like to make documentaries. Way-out documentaries. I'd like to do one on a tour of the U.S.”

“The '60s were a time of great optimism and hope. There was a buzz - everybody could be successful.”

“Freddie Mercury said years later that he got the idea for 'We Will Rock You' from 'Bits and Pieces.' I never knew that.”

“I own a series called 'Ready, Steady, Go!' that I bought in the Seventies. I purposely didn't do anything with it, and wouldn't sell off any clips. My accountant went crazy when I said I wanted to wait until the 20-year cycle, then put it out so the new generation could experience it.”

“I enjoyed every moment, but we'd been everywhere, done everything. I wanted to get back to being just Dave Clark, not Dave Clark Celebrity.”

“I love the music business, but I have no ambition to keep on playing.”

“I date fairly often, but my work is much more important.”

“We were the first group where the drummer was the front man.”

“You can't recreate the '60s.”

“I was raised Church of England but I love the Buddhist philosophy, it's very powerful, non-violent.”

“We couldn't get enough of American rock 'n' roll. We'd hear it when we played American air bases in the U.K.”

“When you're touring, you only see the auditorium and the hotel room. You can't go out because you get mobbed. You're tired, edgy and under pressure. The fun had gone out of it, so we decided to walk away from it all.”

“I bought the rights to 'Ready, Steady, Go!' several years ago because I didn't want the segments to be chopped up and sold off. I thought the shows should be left intact.”

“I was very, very lucky to spend my youth during the '60s.”

“The Dave Clark Five was basically a live band. During '63 we got the Gold Cup for being the best live band in Britain.”

“We copied our hairstyle from Prince Charles, not the Beatles.”