Top 16 Quotes by Jeff Lynne

As you get older, the days have gone, and the years have gone, and it's 'whoosh!'

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.

The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966.

I just realized how long it was since the last album, and where did the time go? You know?

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.

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.