Id always thought the Rats were good fun, but one of the very nice things about being of Saga age is that I can actually look back and think, When I was younger I was in a great band. It was always a collective thing. – Bob Geldof
Well, a sort of epiphany: I was in a great band. And its very cool to be at 53 and realise that when you were a kid you were in a great band. – Bob Geldof
You cant trust politicians. It doesnt matter who makes a political speech. Its all lies – and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well. – Bob Geldof
I do think I feel it but you dont think you are cause at a certain time you are no age but you dont think you are anything. You feel the life you have lived. I feel that. Its been a long fifty years. – Bob Geldof
There is a certain even-handed justice in Time; and for what he takes away he gives us something in return. He robs us of elasticity of limb and spirit, and in its place he brings tranquility and repose—the mild autumnal weather of the soul. – Alexander Smith, “An Essay on an Old Subject”