Denny Laine

In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think.

— Denny Laine

'Mull of Kintyre' was the biggest single of all time up until 'Don't They Know It's Christmas' by that big charity.

— Denny Laine

My fondest memories are of being hidden away in Scotland or Spain writing and working on songs for Wings.

— Denny Laine

Wings was one of the first bands in the 1970s to do stadium tours, as well as Led Zeppelin. We had all…

— Denny Laine

I like to live in the future.

— Denny Laine

I was doing something of my own after I left The Moody Blues, I went away, lived in Spain for a while.

— Denny Laine

I wrote 'No Words' and 'Mull of Kintyre' with help from Paul. He was always like a big brother to me and…

— Denny Laine

I was brought up on listening to 78 rpm records from crooners to opera singers to solo piano players.

— Denny Laine

Band on the Run' was pretty significant for me because two of the guys didn't turn up to record it. It was…

— Denny Laine

I'm not oriented by money, to be honest. Everybody thinks we're in the music business for money all of the time. But…

— Denny Laine

When you go to a new country, you don't have the same facilities as you had in the one before. You adapt…

— Denny Laine

I don't have a normal job, so I don't consider retiring.

— Denny Laine

I've no real musical training, although I took some piano lessons a while ago.

— Denny Laine

Nostalgia is one thing. It's great to go and play the old songs. People know them and appreciate them. You got to…

— Denny Laine

I really like to do small venues. They're more intimate.

— Denny Laine

I don't like not working.

— Denny Laine

Everyone tried to be a singer other than just a player. We had four voices in The Moody Blues.

— Denny Laine

Paul knew I could sing, write and play, and so he rang me. It knocked me sideways a little because I wasn't…

— Denny Laine

Art is really more musical than it is visual.

— Denny Laine

You can't keep away from the public too much, but you had to be protected to some degree and I saw that…

— Denny Laine

One of my earliest inspirations was the 'Allan-a-Dale' character played by Elton Hayes in the 1954 movie 'The Story Of Robin Hood…

— Denny Laine

Music is progressive, you get out, you experiment with new people and you grow.

— Denny Laine

Since 1997 my career has been in America.

— Denny Laine

Paul and I were friends, the Moody Blues toured with the Beatles on the second British tour. That developed into me working…

— Denny Laine

The Moody Blues were a blues band, so when we got discovered, we were taken to London. That's where we started to…

— Denny Laine