Donal Henahan

Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of prose artists.

The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose.

It might be argued that genuine spontaneity is not really possible or desirable so long as printed scores of great works exist. All modern musicians are, for better or worse, prisoners of Gutenberg.

My style is Edie Sedgwick meets Grace Jones, or Audrey Hepburn meets Salt 'n' Pepa. Strong and feisty but still classic.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!