The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966. – Jeff Lynne
I just want to be in the studio. When you’ve got all the gear you want in your own house, it’s difficult to go out and do something else, you know? – Jeff Lynne
It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit. – Jeff Lynne
I think from the age of thirteen, I really wanted to be a producer and I’ve always thought that the producer was the top of the tree. – Jeff Lynne
Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it. – Jeff Lynne
I try to find nice chord changes, that’s how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape. – Jeff Lynne
When you do a song new live on stage, it’s kind of a bit weird until it gets worn in, you know, like oiled up a bit. It’s still a little bit stiff until you really thrashed at it for a few weeks. – Jeff Lynne
I just realized how long it was since the last album, and where did the time go? You know? – Jeff Lynne
