Dad once said to me that should he pass away, if there was some way of letting me know he was going to be ok - that we were all going to be ok - the message would come to me in the form of a white feather. Then something happened to me about ten years ago when I was on tour in Australia. I was presented with a white feather by an Aboriginal tribal elder, which definitely took my breath away. One thing for sure is that the white feather has always represented peace to me.
Nothing changes, until you change. Everything changes, once you change
I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don't think of anything but the people I care about and the view.
Dad was a hypocrite. He could talk about peace and love to the world but he could never show it to his wife and son.
I know that Dad was an idol to millions who grew up loving his music and his ideals. But to me he wasn't a musician or a peace icon, he was the father I loved and who let me down in so many ways. After the age of five, when my parents separated, I saw him only a handful of times, and when I did he was often remote and intimidating. I grew up longing for more contact with him but felt rejected and unimportant in his life. ... ... While Dad was fast becoming one of the wealthiest men in his field, Mum and I had very little and she was going out to work to support us.
I am a complete mother's boy. I try to do everything with honour, respect and grace because the last thing I would want to do is hurt her.
Dad made me laugh a lot. He was a real comedian. He had a real sarcastic sense of humour, he could really make a fool out of people. I have to watch it a little bit, because I caught that habit from him. I was really fond of him. He was my idol.
I had always thought of starting my own record company. I haven't regretted the decision - yet!
As much as I love music, in my mind, photography is what makes me the happiest - that's for sure.
I think everyone has the potential to be creative but they have to find the avenue or avenues that work for them.
I've found constancy and balance between creativity and normality.
Dad could talk about peace and love out loud to the world, but he could never show it to the people who supposedly meant the most to him: his wife and son. How can you talk about peace and love and have a family in bits and pieces - no communication, adultery, divorce? You can't do it, not if you're being true and honest with yourself.
Anyone must remember that dad left when I was 3 years old. Mom and I lived out of the limelight. We lived a totally different life.
I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'
I am not John Lennon; I never will be!
Music's been with me from the get-go. It was always around me as a kid. Dad got me my first guitar when I was 11 and, at school, if you wanted to be cool you had to be in a band.
I'm one of those people who snake through the crowd, keep my head low. I'm not looking for attention.
My goal in life has been to be a songsmith, not a pop person.
I don't meditate in any formal way, but I often lie in bed or find myself in nature and enter into that state of quiet where I get images, feelings, or melodies.
I have always felt that I have observed life in a different way to others... Music has always been one creative outlet for me, but now I'm happy to add another one too, that being photography
You never know how your work is going to be received.
I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.
People are generally badly advised when they're starting out in the creative field.
I've done every kind of touring known to mankind. I've played the big and the small places.
My dads music was a great inspiration to me.
