Leo Sayer

“I'm not into 'The Voice.' It's an affair between a television network and a record company.”

“When you've sung the same song a million or a hundred thousand times, there are always moments when you drift off and go into automatic.”

“I've found an extraordinary thing happens where I flash an entire finished song. I could be walking along, say over that bridge, and I see and hear the whole thing, words and music.”

“I damaged my legs and ankles many years ago when doing concerts and falling off stage.”

“I'm writing a novel about a scallywag who is a bit like me.”

“I keep reminding myself I'm the same guy who was lucky enough to get my break because Roger Daltrey commissioned me to write the songs for one of his earlier albums.”

“I think I topped 'When I Need You' with 'More Than I Can Say.'”

“I don't think I ever really sold out, and that made a difference.”

“I have always preferred paper and ink to a computer screen and I still write most of my lyrics by hand.”

“I stand a lot better chance to go further than Elton.”

“That's the nature of the business. You can have a hit and then nothing happens all of a sudden. But I don't resent it. Hits don't make great artists.”

“I think Bjork is sexy.”

“I am the kind of person who does want very badly to be liked. I'm a right-miserable little show off.”

“I spent some time with Bob Marley and I have to say that was like walking with a god on earth.”

“I get frustrated but never depressed.”

“We used to spend a lot of time as kids in Northern Ireland, on the border and in southern Ireland as well.”

“I come from a time when music used to make a difference.”

“You don't necessarily have to write a song to make it your own. After all, Elvis never wrote a song in his life.”

“So many people moan about touring and say it's a chore. I don't know, they must be living on a different planet.”

“Many performers try to sustain a high point in their careers by keeping themselves around those who are overanxious to tell them how good they are.”