And It’s Better Now
“I remember there was a program on in England about kids that were sent to boarding school. I know some people have had a great time at boarding school, but there was this little boy who’d gone at four years old. He was very eloquent and articulate, and he was talking about the loneliness of being there. He said, “Everyone talks of a god they know, but now I’ve got a god of my own, and I’m fine.” He was probably about seven years old. I remember thinking, That’s a great line: “Now I have a god of my own.” People should just have a god of their own without trying to sell it to somebody else. That’s basically what that song was about.”Francis Rossi (550)
Living On An Island
“I was doing a ‘tax year’, flitting around Europe. I’d spent quite a bit of time in Germany and it was then suggested we all go and hole up on the island of Jersey. There wasn’t a lot to do on the island really. I started the song off with Bob Young and we just talked about being bored, living on an island, waiting for someone to come out, sneak a bit of ‘Nikki Lauda’ [powder (cocaine) – Ed] on the island because it was bad news there. That song reflected the time spent on Jersey.”Rick Parfitt (1260)