Robin Gibb

“I think for anybody, any family, and I know there are families out there that are going through this even now, that it is the hardest thing in the world. Nobody is ever prepared for it.”

“I'm not a party person or someone who likes to sit and drink in clubs all night, and never really have been. I have a good time through work.”

“I haven't really met anyone else who has influenced me, but you never know, it could happen next year or next month. I just like to go with the spur of the moment.”

“The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music. As a songwriter, it's never been difficult to pick up on the changing styles of music out there, and soul has always been my favourite genre.”

“You know, we'd just had a birthday, he was... you know, he still had a future out of him, and all I can is he was just one of the most beautiful people in the world... a very gifted man, and it's a loss to the world, not just for us.”

“With Maurice suddenly going, I realised... I think I've matured. I don't take things lightly any more.”

“We've been in each other's pockets our entire lives.”

“I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried.”