“But even now, when people see me in the street, they point upwards to the sky.”

It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music.

I don’t want to live on past records.

By going solo I could lose a fortune but money is not important.

The Bee Gees no longer exist.

Leaving Australia was the hardest thing I have ever done.

I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs.

I have a little dictaphone and if a sound takes my fancy or if a lyric comes to me in the middle of the night I’ll just record it there and then.

When you write a song you have an idea of how it should be sung but it doesn’t work out that way if someone else records it

It is commercial pop that the majority of people understand. A working man’s daughter would not understand blues.

You are never really prepared for criticism.

I’ve never been into parties, premieres or night-clubbing

The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you’ve got to come home.

We enjoy change and freshness, and disco was only one area we’ve delved into.

I’m very much a family person.

When you are in your 20’s and 30’s, you just want a hit record and you don’t really care how it happens

As long as you’re having fun, that’s the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it’s over.