Peter Hammill

“I am trying to make sense of the world, one song at a time.”

“For me, the performance is the thing. It’s what I live for.”

“I'm not really a person who loves things that are institutionalised.”

“I have no interest in nostalgia. I'm always looking forward.”

“It's about the search, isn't it? The search for some kind of truth.”

“I don't think there's anything wrong with being ambitious.”

“The words are just as important as the music. They have to be.”

“I want to make records that are going to be listened to over and over and over.”

“There's a lot of anger in my music, but there's also a lot of hope.”

“The whole point of being a solo artist is that you are the only one in charge.”

“The lyrics are the most important part of my songs.”

“You have to be true to yourself. That's the most important thing.”

“I've always been interested in the darker side of things.”

“I've never been part of any scene. I've always been on the outside.”

“I just do what I do. And I hope people like it.”

“I'm not interested in being a star. I'm interested in being an artist.”

“I'm trying to make music that's timeless.”

“I think music is a very powerful medium for communication.”